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Innovation, Technology Transfer and North - South Trade

International Journal of Economics and Management Studies
© 2016 by SSRG - IJEMS Journal
Volume 3 Issue 6
Year of Publication : 2016
Authors : Atreyee Sinha Chakraborty
10.14445/23939125/IJEMS-V3I4P113
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How to Cite?

Atreyee Sinha Chakraborty, "Innovation, Technology Transfer and North - South Trade," SSRG International Journal of Economics and Management Studies, vol. 3,  no. 6, pp. 11-15, 2016. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23939125/IJEMS-V3I4P113

Abstract:

 The paper describes a simple theoretical model to show the effect of (cost reducing) innovation by Northern firm in North-South trade and uses a simple game theoretic framework to show that the optimum Strategy by North as well as South depend on the cost as well as benefit of innovation and the patent regime offered by South

Keywords:

Innovation, Technology Transfer, Imitation, Loyalty payment, Export, Autarky, North- South Trade.

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