RT Journal Article
T1 The moderating role of IPR on the relationship between country-level R&D and individual-level entrepreneurial performance
A1 Van Stel, André
A1 Lyalkov, Serhiy
A1 Millán, Ana
A1 Millán Tapia, José María
AB Using recent data drawn from the European Working Conditions Survey for 32 European countries, we explore the relationship between country-level expenditures on R&D, Intellectual Property Rights (IPR), and individual-level entrepreneurial performance as measured by earnings. Our results show that both R&D expenditures and IPR are positively associated with earnings (and hence the quality) of individual entrepreneurs. However, we also find an intriguing moderation effect in the sense that IPR reduces the positive relationship between country R&D and entrepreneurial earnings. This suggests that too strict IPR legislation may hamper the diffusion of knowledge created by R&D. Hence, governments need to carefully consider the level of IPR they want to install, especially in countries with high R&D expenditures.
PB Springer
SN 0892-9912
SN 1573-7047 (electrónico)
YR 2019
FD 2019
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10272/23836
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10272/23836
LA eng
NO van Stel, A., Lyalkov, S., Millán, A. et al. The moderating role of IPR on the relationship between country-level R&D and individual-level entrepreneurial performance. J Technol Transf 44, 1427–1450 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10961-019-09731-2
NO Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad: Proyectos ECO2017-86305-C4-2-R y ECO2017-86402-C2-2-R. Junta de Andalucía: Grupo de investigación SEJ-487 (Spanish Entrepreneurship Research Group – SERG). Universidad de Huelva: Estrategia de Política de Investigación y Transferencia.
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
RD 30 may 2026