Download or read book National Studies on Assessing the Economic Contribution of the Copyright-Based Industries - Series no. 2 written by World Intellectual Property Organization and published by WIPO. This book was released on 2013-08-26 with total page 551 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication constitutes the second volume of the National Studies on Assessing the Economic Contribution of the Copyright-Based Industries, Creative Industries Series. It contains the results of five national studies representing the contribution of the creative sector - in terms of value-added, employment, and foreign trade - in the Philippines, Mexico, Jamaica, Bulgaria and Lebanon. The publication reviews the contribution of economic activities based on copyright and related rights to the creation of national value added, employment and trade in selected countries and broadens the scope of WIPO-led research on the economic aspects of copyright.