Articles
Trade-Related Intellectual Property Rights: Industry Variation and Technology Diffusion, Canadian Journal of Economics (2011)
The WTO inspired strengthening of intellectual property rights (IPRs) in developing countries remains highly controversial...
Do Stronger Patent Rights Raise High-Tech Exports to the Developing World?, Journal of International Economics (2010)
Despite over 20 years of debate, the TRIPs agreement remains very contentious. This paper evaluates...
Working papers
Should Smaller Countries Be More Protectionist? The Diversification Motive for Tariffs (with James Gaisford) (2012)
This paper examines the diversification motive for tariffs when the trade environment is uncertain. Shocks...
The Quantity, Price, and Variety Response of U.S. Exports to Stronger Patent Protection (2012)
Using detailed product data from 1990 to 2006, I estimate the effect of strengthening patent...