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Digital Piracy: Theory
Belleflamme, Paul; Peitz, Martin - CESifo - 2010
This article reviews recent theoretical contributions on digital piracy. It starts by elaborating on the reasons for intellectual property protection, by reporting a few facts about copyright protection, and by examining reasons to become a digital pirate. Next, it provides an exploration of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008727287
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The Effect of Internet Piracy on CD Sales: Cross-Section Evidence
Peitz, Martin; Waelbroeck, Patrick - CESifo - 2004
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005765667
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An Economist’s Guide to Digital Music
Peitz, Martin; Waelbroeck, Patrick - CESifo - 2004
In this guide, we discuss the impact of digitalization on the music industry. We rely on market and survey data at the … technological protection of digital music and describes new business models as well as consumers' attitude towards music downloads … and audio-streaming. We conclude the guide by a discussion of the evolution of the music industry. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005766225
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Piracy of Digital Products: A Critical Review of the Economics Literature
Peitz, Martin; Waelbroeck, Patrick - CESifo - 2003
copies provide information about the originals may be useful for the analysis of digital music copying. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005094277
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Immigration and Entrepreneurship
Fairlie, Robert W.; Lofstrom, Magnus - CESifo - 2015
Immigrants are widely perceived as being highly entrepreneurial and important for economic growth and innovation. This …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011257678
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Entrepreneurial Innovations and Taxation
Haufler, Andreas; Norbäck, Pehr-Johan; Persson, Lars - CESifo - 2011
-return characteristics of the selected innovation project and the mode of commercialization chosen by entrepreneurs (market entry versus sale …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009024844
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The Economics of Pending Patents
Koenen, Johannes; Peitz, Martin - CESifo - 2011
We provide a treatment of a number of questions pertaining to pending patents – a subject that has so-far mainly been discussed en-passant in the existing literature. We present the underlying institutional and legal framework that governs pending patents and some basic facts related to them....
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Innovation, Trade, and Finance
Egger, Peter; Keuschnigg, Christian - CESifo - 2011
This paper proposes a model where heterogeneous firms choose whether to undertake R&D or not. Innovative firms are more productive, have larger investment opportunities and lower own funds for necessary tangible continuation investments than non-innovating firms. As a result, they are...
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Incentives and Creativity in Groups
Ramm, Joachim; Tjøtta, Sigve; Torsvik, Gaute - CESifo - 2013
It has been argued that monetary incentives restrain individual creativity and hamper performance in jobs requiring out of the box thinking. This paper reports from an experiment designed to test if the negative incentive effect is present also when individuals work together to solve such...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010690377
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The Role of Human Capital and Innovation in Prussian Economic Development
Cinnirella, Francesco; Streb, Jochen - CESifo - 2013
causal effect of human capital on income, net of the innovation channel. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010693473