This comprehensive collection brings together major articles written by leading economists, political scientists and legal scholars to analyse the complexities of the modern global system of intellectual property rights (IPRs) and its relationship with the WTO.

Contents: Acknowledgements Introduction Keith E. Maskus PART I THE WTO AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS 1. Carlos A. Primo Braga (1996), ‘Trade-related Intellectual Property Issues: The Uruguay Round Agreement and its Economic Implications’ 2. Arvind Panagariya (1999), ‘TRIPs and the WTO: An Uneasy Marriage’ 3. Keith E. Maskus (2002), ‘Regulatory Standards in the WTO: Comparing Intellectual Property Rights with Competition Policy, Environmental Protection, and Core Labor Standards’ 4. Susan K. Sell (2003), ‘Life After TRIPS – Aggression and Opposition’ PART II ECONOMICS OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS 5. Stanley M. Besen and Leo J. Raskind (1991), ‘An Introduction to the Law and Economics of Intellectual Property’ 6. Roberto Mazzoleni and Richard R. Nelson (1998), ‘Economic Theories about the Benefits and Costs of Patents’ 7. John H. Barton (1993), ‘Adapting the Intellectual Property System to New Technologies’ 8. Nancy T. Gallini and Michael J. Trebilcock (1998), ‘Intellectual Property Rights and Competition Policy: A Framework for the Analysis of Economic and Legal Issues’ PART III CONTROVERSIES SURROUNDING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 9. Carlos A. Primo Braga, Carsten Fink and Claudia Paz Sepulveda (2000), ‘Intellectual Property Rights and Economic Development’ 10. Graham Dutfield (2002), ‘Sharing the Benefits of Biodiversity: Is there a Role for the Patent System?’ 11. Julio J. Nogués (1993), ‘Social Costs and Benefits of Introducing Patent Protection for Pharmaceutical Drugs in Developing Countries’ 12. F.M. Scherer and Jayashree Watal (2002), ‘Post-Trips Options for Access to Patented Medicines in Developing Nations’ PART IV THEORETICAL ANALYSIS OF GLOBAL IPRs 13. Ishac Diwan and Dani Rodrik (1991), ‘Patents, Appropriate Technology, and North-South Trade’ 14. Kresimir Zigic (2000), ‘Strategic Trade Policy, Intellectual Property Rights Protection, and North-South Trade’ 15. Amy Jocelyn Glass and Kamal Saggi (2002), ‘Intellectual Property Rights and Foreign Direct Investment’ 16. Edwin L.-C. Lai and Larry D. Qiu (2003), ‘The North’s Intellectual Property Rights Standard for the South?’ PART V EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS OF GLOBAL IPRs 17. Keith E. Maskus and Mohan Penubarti (1995), ‘How Trade-related are Intellectual Property Rights?’ 18. Pamela J. Smith (2001), ‘How Do Foreign Patent Rights Affect U.S. Exports, Affiliate Sales, and Licenses?’ 19. Mariko Sakakibara and Lee Branstetter (2001), ‘Do Stronger Patents Induce More Innovation? Evidence from the 1988 Japanese Patent Law Reforms’ 20. Phillip McCalman (2001), ‘Reaping What You Sow: An Empirical Analysis of International Patent Harmonization’ 21. David M. Gould and William C. Gruben (1996), ‘The Role of Intellectual Property Rights in Economic Growth’ Name Index