Plausibly Exogenous [1594] - Property Rights (06/14/2024)

LHS Variable
Female participation in innovation

RHS Variable
Strong intellectual property rights

Source of Exogenous Variation
China’s WTO TRIPs accession, which led to stronger intellectual property rights in 2002

- Agrawal et al. (2024), “Do Stronger IPR Incentivize Female Participation in Innovation? Evidence from Chinese AI Patents”