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Contractual Implications of International Trade in Tacit Knowledge
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Abstract This paper searches for evidence on the additional difficulty the parties have in contracting for the transfer of know-how relative to the transfer of patented technology. A sample of contracts for the acquisition of technology by Spanish firms in 1991 is analyzed to find a positive relationship bet... view more
This paper searches for evidence on the additional difficulty the parties have in contracting for the transfer of know-how relative to the transfer of patented technology. A sample of contracts for the acquisition of technology by Spanish firms in 1991 is analyzed to find a positive relationship between contract duration and the likelihood of transferring know-how in unaffiliated transfers. It is also found that technical assistance is bundled together with the transfer of know-how, suggesting that the parties try to mitigate opportunistic behavior on the licensor’s side.... view less
Document language
English
Publication Year
2007
Page/Pages
p. 1173-1183
Journal
Applied Economics, 39 (2007) 9
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/00036840600592817
Status
Postprint; peer reviewed
Licence
PEER Licence Agreement (applicable only to documents from PEER project)