Foreign Direct Investment and Intellectual Property Rights: International Intangible Assets in Spain over the Long Term
研究了19至20世纪西班牙外国直接投资与知识产权的长期关系，发现两者确实相关，但弱知识产权保护并未阻止外资流入，且主要投资国对知识产权管理关注较少。
This article reflects on foreign direct investment (FDI) and intellectual property rights (IPRs) over the long term, and analyzes the case of Spain during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Although the interactions between IPRs and FDI have attracted significant research efforts in distinct economic and business areas, the results lack permanent answers. Our findings demonstrate that, from a macro-level perspective: (1) FDI and IPRs are effectively related over the long term; (2) weak IPR protection does not seem to have stopped FDI; and (3) the countries with major FDI in Spain were less worried about IPR management than were other countries with less FDI.