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Kamal Saggi is affiliated with Vanderbilt University in the United States and has contributed extensively to the fields of economics, econometrics, and finance, with a particular focus on global trade and economics. Their research portfolio encompasses interdisciplinary areas within social sciences and business management, with notable involvement in economics and econometrics, management of technology and innovation, and political science and international relations.

The scientist's main topics of work reflect a specialized interest in global trade and economics, intellectual property and patents, and innovation policy and research and development (R&D). They have also worked on themes related to World Trade Organization law, economic growth and productivity, merger and competition analysis, and firm innovation and growth.

Kamal Saggi has published articles in various peer-reviewed venues, with multiple contributions to the World Trade Review and the SSRN Electronic Journal. Other publication venues include the European Economic Review, Journal of Health Economics, and the Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d économique. These journals represent a mix of economics, law, and health economics disciplines, demonstrating a diverse research scope.

Recent papers highlighting their research include:

  • The role of non-discrimination in a world of discriminatory preferential trade agreements, 2022, Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d économique
  • The National Security Exception at the WTO: Should It Just Be a Matter of When Members Can Avail of It? What About How?, 2024, World Trade Review
  • Making Sense of the Arbitrator's Ruling in DS 316, EC and Certain Member States - Measures Affecting Trade in Large Civil Aircraft (Article 22.6-EC): A Jigsaw Puzzle with (at Least) a Couple Missing Pieces, 2021, World Trade Review
  • Tariff barriers and the protection of intellectual property in the global economy, 2022, European Economic Review
  • Optimal price regulations in international pharmaceutical markets with generic competition, 2020, Journal of Health Economics

The scientist collaborates frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Difei Geng
  • Petros C. Mavroidis
  • Amy Jocelyn Glass
  • Eric W. Bond
  • Ping Lin

Kamal Saggi's work bridges empirical and theoretical approaches within international trade law and economics. Their research interests reflect the interplay between policy regulation, intellectual property rights, and innovation dynamics, highlighting the influence of global market structures and international agreements on economic outcomes.

Best Publications

  • Trade, foreign direct investment, and international technology transfer : a survey

    Kamal Saggi

  • Transfer of technology to developing countries: unilateral and multilateral policy options

    Bernard M. Hoekman;Keith E. Maskus;Kamal Saggi

  • Trade, Foreign Direct Investment, and International Technology Transfer : A Survey

    Kamal Saggi

  • International technology transfer and the technology gap

    Amy Jocelyn Glass;Kamal Saggi

  • Multinational firms and technology transfer

    Amy Jocelyn Glass;Kamal Saggi

  • Intellectual property rights and foreign direct investment

    Amy Jocelyn Glass;Kamal Saggi

  • Is there a case for industrial policy? A critical survey

    Howard Pack;Kamal Saggi

  • Multinational Firms and Technology Transfer

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  • Innovation and wage effects of international outsourcing

    Amy Jocelyn Glass;Kamal Saggi

  • Vertical technology transfer via international outsourcing

    Howard Pack;Kamal Saggi

  • Transfer of Technology to Developing Countries: Unilateral and Multilateral Policy Options

    Bernard M. Hoekman;Keith E. Maskus;Kamal Saggi

  • Product differentiation, process R&D, and the nature of market competition

    Ping Lin;Kamal Saggi

  • The case for industrial policy : a critical survey

    Howard Pack;Kamal Saggi

  • Inflows of Foreign Technology and Indigenous Technological Development

    Howard Pack;Kamal Saggi

  • Mode of foreign entry, technology transfer, and FDI policy

    Aaditya Mattoo;Marcelo Olarreaga;Marcelo Olarreaga;Kamal Saggi

  • Intellectual Property Rights, Imitation, and Foreign Direct Investment: Theory and Evidence

    Lee Branstetter;Raymond Fisman;C. Fritz Foley;Kamal Saggi

  • The case for industrial policy : a critical survey

    Howard Pack;Kamal Saggi

  • Mode of foreign entry, technology transfer, and foreign direct investment policy

    Aaditya Mattoo;Marcelo Olarreaga;Kamal Saggi

  • Does intellectual property rights reform spur industrial development

    Lee G. Branstetter;Ray Fisman;C. Fritz Foley;Kamal Saggi

  • Intellectual Property Rights, Foreign Direct Investment, and Industrial Development

    Lee G. Branstetter;Kamal Saggi

  • Does it matter where you come from? vertical spillovers from foreign direct investment and the nationality of investors

    Beata S. Javorcik;Kamal Saggi;Mariana Spatareanu

  • Bilateralism, multilateralism, and the quest for global free trade ☆

    Kamal Saggi;Halis Murat Yildiz

  • Multinational firms, exclusivity, and backward linkages

    Ping Lin;Kamal Saggi

  • Innovation and wage e!ects of international outsourcing

    Amy Jocelyn Glass;Kamal Saggi

Frequent Co-Authors

Bernard Hoekman
Bernard Hoekman European University Institute
Lee Branstetter
Lee Branstetter Carnegie Mellon University
Marcelo Olarreaga
Marcelo Olarreaga University of Geneva
Eric W. Bond
Eric W. Bond Vanderbilt University
C. Fritz Foley
C. Fritz Foley Harvard University
Keith E. Maskus
Keith E. Maskus University of Colorado Boulder
Raymond Fisman
Raymond Fisman Boston University
Aaditya Mattoo
Aaditya Mattoo World Bank
Joel P. Trachtman
Joel P. Trachtman Tufts University
Howard Pack
Howard Pack University of Pennsylvania

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