#9501 Intellectual Property Protection, Market Orientation and Location of Overseas R&D Activities by Multinational Enterprises

The internationalization of R&D activity of multinational enterprises (MNEs) which was first noticed in the early 1970s (US Tariff Commission, 1973), has since attracted a lot of attention in the literature. MNEs from most home countries reveal a tendency to internationalize an increasing proportion of their R&D. The R&D activities of MNE affiliates now account for a considerable proportion of nationa