Effects of Software Piracy on Economic Growth

This study investigates the effects of software piracy on economic growth around the world for the years 2000 to 2014, using panel data structure with fixed effects to capture this relationship, plus year dummies. Our findings suggest, in general, that software piracy has a negative impact on growth...

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Veröffentlicht in:International journal of economics and finance 2018-04, Vol.10 (6), p.1
Hauptverfasser: Nobre Fernandez, Rodrigo, Garcia Ribeiro, Felipe, Del Ponte Duarte, Jean Marcel
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:This study investigates the effects of software piracy on economic growth around the world for the years 2000 to 2014, using panel data structure with fixed effects to capture this relationship, plus year dummies. Our findings suggest, in general, that software piracy has a negative impact on growth and that this relationship seems to be non-linear.
ISSN:1916-971X
1916-9728
DOI:10.5539/ijef.v10n6p1