Kamal Saggi

KAMAL SAGGI
Frances & John Downing Family Chair
Professor of Economics
Vanderbilt University
E-mail: k.saggi@vanderbilt.edu

Welcome to my webpage! I am Professor of Economics and the inaugural holder of the Frances & John Downing Family Endowed Chair in the College of Arts and Science at Vanderbilt University, where I also hold courtesy appointments in the Law School and the Owen Graduate School of Management.

Two major themes underlie my research: (i) the interrelationships between intellectual property rights (IPRs), technology transfer, and foreign direct investment in the global economy, and (ii) the economic rationale behind the WTO’s trade rules and dispute settlement process. Much of my recent work bridges these areas by modeling the economics of the primary obligations and policy flexibilities built into TRIPS, the WTO’s agreement on IPRs.

Here are some of my recent publications. A fairly complete list of my research papers and publications can be found on Google Scholar or REPEC.