Laura Baughman, Joseph Francois, and Christine McDaniel of Trade Partnership Worldwide, LLC along with Charles Schwartz of Commercial Legal Environment Advancement and Reform, LLC authored a study that found a positive correlation between technical assistance programs involving intellectual property rights and U.S. business activity.

The study, conducted for the International Intellectual Property Institute (IIPI), may be downloaded here. A press release for the study may be found on the IIPI website here.