Product Cycles, Innovation, and Exports: A Study of Indian Pharmaceuticals |
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Authors: | Alka Chadha |
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Institution: | aNational University of Singapore, Singapore |
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Abstract: | This paper studies the product cycle and neo-technology theories of trade in the context of generic pharmaceuticals. It analyzes the export performance of 131 Indian pharmaceutical firms for the period 1989–2004. The results indicate that technology proxied by foreign patent rights has a positive impact on exports. This suggests that developing countries with innovation skills for process innovations are capable of penetrating international markets in the later stages of the product cycle by using patents, which were the barriers to trade in the early stages of the product cycle. |
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Keywords: | product cycle exports generic drugs patents Indian pharmaceutical industry Asia India |
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