Development and software piracy

Abstract: In this paper, the authors analyze the differences in piracy rates from one country to another. Like previous papers on the topic, they find that more developed countries have lower incentives for pirating. Unlike previous papers, they find that the piracy rate is positively correlated with the tax burden rate but negatively correlated with the domestic market size and exports over GDP. The authors also separate the impacts of education and R&D on piracy, and find two effects with opposite signs. Moreover, they find that those countries with smaller, more efficient bureaucracies are likely to protect intellectual property more effectively. Finally, they show that the spread of access to the Internet is negatively correlated with the software piracy rate.

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Development and software piracy ; volume:12 ; number:1 ; year:2018 ; extent:22 ; Economics / Journal articles. Journal articles ; 12, Heft 1 (2018) (gesamt 22)

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Martínez Sánchez, Francisco ; Romeu, Andrés

Further information

• DOI: 10.5018/economics-ejournal.ja.2018-8
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2412131018544.755912215010
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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