Trade and Innovation

Trade plays key roles in fostering innovation, both as a conduit for the diffusion of global technology and knowhow that facilitates innovation in developing nations and by giving innovative companies access to large global markets through which they can recoup their upfront investments in R&D and generate revenues to finance future generations of innovation. GTIPA-member reports here examine trade-innovation linkages.

Foreign acquisitions – a way to higher productivity and opportunities to expand

This report examines the impact of acquiring foreign-owned companies in Sweden, and the improvements to productivity, human capital, and internationalization. Foreign-owned companies (and multi-national enterprises, or MNEs, in general) are more productive than non-MNEs in the same industry.

Swedish Agency for Growth Policy AnalysisWed, 03/25/2020

“Evergreening," medical innovation and patents: separating fact from fiction

The extent to which follow-on pharmaceutical innovations should be protectable by patents is hotly debated amongst the public health and IP community in Geneva. But are fears that follow-on patents simply extend indefinitely, or “evergreening,” medicine patents justified?

Geneva NetworkTue, 02/04/2020

Delinkage Debunked: Why Replacing Patents With Prizes for Drug Development Won't Work

Separating the cost of biopharmaceutical research and development from the final market price of medicines would misalign incentives, raise bureaucratic costs, and limit innovation.

Geneva NetworkMon, 02/03/2020

IT, E-Commerce, and Digital Policies: The Case of Poland

In recent years, Poland has benefitted from economic openness to see its digital sectors, like the gaming industry, and digitally enabled sectors, such as e‑commerce, develop and thrive. To sustain this development, it is crucial that the digital and digitally-enabled flows of goods, services, and data be strengthened even more.

Center for Social and Economic Research Mon, 01/27/2020

Swedish Public Export Promotion in comparison to other countries in Europe

The purpose of the\is analysis is to increase the understanding regarding how Sweden, and comparable countries, have chosen to organize their nation’s public export promotion efforts and what these have resulted in. The focus of the analysis is small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

Swedish Agency for Growth Policy AnalysisWed, 01/22/2020

Singapore and the Bay Area: Leveraging Emerging Opportunities in Southeast Asia

This report assesses the Bay Area’s economic and business ties with Southeast Asia. It focuses in particular on Singapore, which offers a unique platform for business in Southeast Asia and the Asia-Pacific area, and where many Bay Area companies have established major regional operations. In doing so, it looks at the distinctive synergies between the Bay Area and Singapore around technology, innovation, urban development, and other fields where priorities and capacities align.

The Bay Area Council Economic InstituteWed, 01/15/2020

Why and How to Mount a Strong, Trilateral Response to China's Innovation Mercantilism

The United States, the EU, and Japan must band together in stronger trilateral partnership to pressure China into rolling back the mercantilist trade practices it uses to grow advanced, innovation-driven industries.

Information Technology and Innovation FoundationMon, 01/13/2020

An Analysis of the Innovation-Driven Regional Growth Strategy at the Regional Level in South Korea

Amid trade issues and the ongoing Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) the Korean economy is entering an era of low growth. In this era, Korea is facing crises and opportunities in terms of its industrial economy.

The Korea Institute for Industrial Economics and TradeTue, 12/31/2019

Japan in the Bay Area: Collaboration and Transformation

Japan’s ties to the Bay Area date to the region’s earliest days, when the first Japanese diplomatic mission to the United States sailed through the Golden Gate, making landfall in San Francisco in 1860. Since then, the San Francisco Bay Area has served as an important anchor for Japan’s economic presence and partnerships in the United States.

The Bay Area Council Economic InstituteFri, 12/20/2019

Automotive Companies as Drivers of Innovation

Car and truck manufacturers play a key role in German innovation activity. Innovation in the industry is evidence given that the sector has increased their patent performance by about 70 percent since 2005, while the total number of applications has stagnated.

German Economic InstituteThu, 11/21/2019

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