The growth-IPRs nexus in OPEC member countries: an empirical investigation

This study employs a parsimonious model of economic growth to investigate the impact of intellectual property rights (IPRs) protection on the economic growth of Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) member countries. The growth model is estimated in the context of the Hausman-Tayl...

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Main Author: Nasser Al-Mawali
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: LLC "CPC "Business Perspectives" 2016-06-01
Series:Investment Management & Financial Innovations
Online Access:https://businessperspectives.org/images/pdf/applications/publishing/templates/article/assets/7423/imfi_en_2016_02_Al-Mawali.pdf
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Summary:This study employs a parsimonious model of economic growth to investigate the impact of intellectual property rights (IPRs) protection on the economic growth of Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) member countries. The growth model is estimated in the context of the Hausman-Taylor estimation technique in an annualized panel data framework. The principal finding suggests that IPRs per se are not an important factor in explaining the economic growth of OPEC member countries. However, the interaction between IPRs and trade has exerted a positive and significant impact on the economic growth of OPEC member countries
ISSN:1810-4967
1812-9358