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Technological appropriability and export performance of Brazilian firms

Published in: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development
Volume 9 , issue 5 : Special Issue: Science, technology and innovation (STI) in BRICS countries (Guest Editors: Swapan Kumar Patra and Mammo Muchie) , 2017 , pages: 587–606

DOI: 10.1080/20421338.2017.1355433

Author(s): Graziela Ferrero Zucoloto Institute of Applied Economic Research, Brazil , Julio Raffo Division Sectorial Studies, World Intellectual Property Organization, Economics and Statistics Division, Switzerland , Sergio Leão Phd in Economics at Pontificia Universidade Catolica (PUC), Brazil

Keywords: Brazil , export performance , innovation , intellectual property , technological appropriability

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Abstract

This paper aims to evaluate the strategies of Brazilian manufacturing firms in their use of intellectual property (IP) and its impact on their export performance. Although the correlation between exports and innovative activities is already consolidated in the existing literature, this study contributes by analyzing the extent to which export performance of innovative firms is related to their different IP-related appropriation strategies. In order to determine this, we analyzed the export behaviour of innovative industrial firms, aiming to identify the relevance of each IP appropriation instrument, including invention patents, utility models, industrial designs and trademarks.

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