Research on Intellectual Property Rights on Plant Genetic Resources from Economic Perspective

摘要：

Given the existence of transaction costs, the location of a property rights is an important factor in determining the incentives for efficient levels of investment at various levels of the industry. This article applies some of the economic theory of property rights and industrial structure to the issues concerning the conservation of biodiversity. Although the expansion of 1PR systems into the area of genetic resources has increased private investment in R&D process of the agriculture, it does not generate enough incentives for in situ conservation of biodiversity. To solve this economic inefficiency, farmers rights and other design of incentives and institutional arrangement should be reconsidered.

关键词： Intellectual Property Rights genetic resources biodiversity conservation sustainable use

作者: ZHANG Caixia

作者单位: Economic Department, University of Jinan, Shandong, China, 250022

会议类型: 国际会议

会议名称: 2010 International Conference on Regional Management Science and Engineering(2010年区域管理科学与工程国际会议)

会议地点: 济南

会议语种:英文

页码: 208-212

在线出版日期: 2010-04-17（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）