RT Book, Section
T1 How IPR can shape knowledge diffusion processes
A1 Stel, André van
A1 Barrientos Marín, Jorge
A1 Lyalkov, Serhiy
A1 Millán Tapia, Ana María
A1 Millán, José María
K1 Expenditure on R&D
K1 Intellectual property rights
K1 Entrepreneurship
K1 Self-employment
K1 Earnings
K1 ICT usage
K1 European Working Conditions Survey
AB Using recent data drawn from the European Working Conditions Survey for 32 European countries, we explore the relationship between two indicators of knowledge diffusion processes —country-level R&D and individual-level ICT usage at work by entrepreneurs—, Intellectual Property Rights (IPR), and individual-level entrepreneurial performance as measured by earnings. Our results show that country-level expenditures on R&D, entrepreneurs’ ICT use frequency at work, and IPR are all positively associated with earnings (and hence the quality) of individual entrepreneurs. However, we also find two intriguing moderation effects in the sense that IPR reduces both the positive relationship between country R&D and entrepreneurial earnings and the positive relationship between ICT usage and earnings. This suggests that too strict IPR legislation may hamper the diffusion of knowledge created by R&D, as well as limit the facilitating role of ICT usage in the exploitation of knowledge spillovers. Hence, governments need to carefully consider the level of IPR they want to install.
PB Springer
YR 2021
FD 2021-06
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10433/22147
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10433/22147
LA en
NO van Stel, A., Barrientos-Marín, J., Lyalkov, S., Millán, A., Millán, J.M. (2021). How IPR Can Shape Knowledge Diffusion Processes in Europe. In: Guerrero, M., Urbano, D. (eds) Technology Transfer and Entrepreneurial Innovations. International Studies in Entrepreneurship, vol 51. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-70022-5_8
NO Departamento de Economía Financiera y Contabilidad. Universidad Pablo de Olavide.
DS RIO
RD Apr 23, 2026