Megaregionalism 2.0

This book provides new insights for policy debates on how to strengthen the gains from trade for innovation through an inclusive trading environment that facilitates access to knowledge for all. Rising economic nationalism, especially in the United States, creates new challenges to an enlightened globalization agenda. The US government has withdrawn from the Transpacific Partnership agreement (TPP) that once was considered to be the gold standard of megaregionalism, suggesting the need to highlight once again the critical role that international trade and investment play in fostering sustainable growth and prosperity. Fostering innovation and facilitating the links between trade and innovation are becoming increasingly important for developed and developing economies alike. But equally important are economic policies to ensure that gains and losses from trade for innovation are shared by all. This book is a must read for trade economists, innovation economists, trade negotiators, trade lawyers, and academicians interested in current transformations in the global economy and their impact on innovation and economic growth. Contents: What We Know from Economic Analysis: The Transpacific Partnership: Potential Gains and Impediments in a Global Context (Michael G Plummer) The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement: Promoting Waves of Innovation (Douglas Lippoldt) Innovation and Trade within Global Networks: Beyond Value Capture — Exploring Innovation Gains from Global Networks (Dieter Ernst) Supply Chain Positioning and Innovation: Taiwan's Challenge (Tain-Jy Chen) Trade and Investment Barriers in Solar and Wind Global Production Networks (Derek L Hill) Intellectual Property, Strategic Patenting, and Trade: Patents and Technology Transfer through Trade and the Role of Regional Trade Agreements (Keith Maskus) Learning from Past Mistakes — The US Patent System and International Trade Agreements (Robin Feldman) Harmony and Disharmony in International Intellectual Property Law (Colleen Chien) Shadow Patent Systems: Technology, Economics, and Geopolitics (Brian Kahin) The Critical Role of Technical Standards: The Impacts of Technical Standards on Global Trade and Economic Efficiency (Gregory Tassey) Standard-Essential Patents and the Distribution of Gains from Trade for Innovation (Florian Ramel, Maximilian von Laer and Knut Blind) Patents, Standards, and Borders: Addressing National Disparities Among Holders of Standard-Essential Patents (Jorge L Contreras) Dual Use of Standardization Strategies: Promoting Regional Integration and/or Global Markets (Konstantinos Karachalios and Karen McCabe) Beyond Government Control of China's Standardization System — History, Current Status, and Reform Suggestions (Ping Wang and Zheng Liang) Trade and Innovation Policy — New Perspectives: Innovation, Trade, and Intellectual Property Rights: Implications for Trade Negotiations (Carlos A Primo Braga) The Information Technology Agreement, Manufacturing, and Innovation — China's and India's Contrasting Experiences (Dieter Ernst) Promoting Win–Win Development of Global Value Chains (Susan Helper and Timothy Krueger) Labor Implications of TPP: A Game Changer? (Ronald C Brown) Readership: Graduate students, researchers, and policymakers in the fields of international economics, international trade law, patent law and the economics of standardisation. Globalization;Megaregionalism;Trade;Innovation;Trade Gains;Negative Impacts;Trade Rules;Intellectual Property;Standards;Asia;China;TPP;RCEP0Key Features: Includes chapters from top, policy-oriented trade economists who deal with various aspects of the mega-regionalism movement Studies how patents and standards affect innovation within mega-regional trade agreements Considers the trade-innovation link in the context of China and other Asian economies