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Innovation Mercantilism

Countries are increasingly vying for leadership in advanced-technology industries. In this quest, it’s important countries avoid zero-sum, “innovation mercantilist” policies—such as IP theft, forced technology transfer, or excessive industrial subsidization—that confer unfair, non-market-based advantages for domestic competitors. GTIPA reports here examine innovation mercantilism and its global economic effects.

Submission on Economic Regulation of Transport Bill, 2020

There are three broad issues underlying the proposed Economic Regulation of Transport Bill, 2020, that the Free Market Foundation regards as problematic.

The Free Market Foundation Wed, 07/29/2020

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

Beyond the Barrier, Why Support Free Trade: The International Trade Barrier Index 2019

The Trade Barrier Index analyzes trade restrictions in 86 countries; accounting for 83 percent of the world's population, 91 percent of all goods and services traded and 94 percent of global GDP. Growing trade tensions are having tangible repercussions on the global economy, such as the US-China trade war or between the US and the European Union. The fundamental role of the interchange of goods and services for development and growth is rediscovered. The debate on the subject needs a tool capable of measuring the extent of trade barriers, the forms in which they can decline and the role they play in limiting investment strategies and exchange policies.

CompetereTue, 11/19/2019

The 2019 Global Mercantilist Index: Ranking Nations’ Distortive Trade Policies

The Global Mercantilist Index, ranking 60 nations on 18 variables ranging from market access and forced localization to currency manipulation and intellectual property protections, finds that China is the world’s most innovation-mercantilist nation.

Information Technology and Innovation FoundationMon, 11/18/2019

Countries That Want to Build an Innovation-Driven Knowledge Economy Should Embrace Patent Linkage

Robust intellectual property (IP) protection is vital for biopharmaceutical innovation. It provides the incentives and business certainty needed to attract and sustain long-term investment in prevention, treatments and cures. IP rights have little value without enforcement, however.

Geneva NetworkFri, 02/01/2019

SPC STOCKPILING PROVISION WOULD FURTHER DAMAGE EUROPEAN INNOVATION

Last week, the Legal Committee of the European Parliament 

Geneva NetworkMon, 01/28/2019

FOR THE SECURITY OF CANADIANS, HUAWEI SHOULD BE BANNED FROM OUR 5G NETWORKS: RICHARD FADDEN IN THE GLOBE AND MAIL

There are plenty of reasons why intelligence professionals are alarmed by H

The Macdonald-Laurier Institute Mon, 01/21/2019

The Worst Innovation Mercantilist Policies of 2015

The third edition of ITIF’s annual report on the scourge of “innovation mercantilism” highlights 10 of the world’s most glaring examples of protectionist policies subverting innovation.

Information Technology and Innovation FoundationMon, 01/11/2016

The Worst Innovation Mercantilist Policies of 2014

This second annual report documents the worst innovation mercantilist practices proposed around the world in 2014.

Information Technology and Innovation FoundationMon, 12/08/2014

The Global Mercantilist Index: A New Approach to Ranking Nations’ Trade Policies

This report ranks 55 nations on the extent of how they practice trade mercantilism.

Information Technology and Innovation FoundationWed, 10/08/2014

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