This study examines the persistence of software piracy with internet penetration vis-à-vis of PC users, conditional on … responsible for the persistence of global software piracy. Knowing how technology affects the persistence of piracy is important … because it enables more targeted policy initiatives. We show that the sensitivity of software piracy to IPRs mechanisms is …

The study examines the effect of software piracy on inclusive human development in 11 African countries for which … software piracy data is available for the period 2000-2010. The empirical evidence is based on instrumental variable panel … following main findings are established. First, from the FE regressions, software piracy consistently improves the IHDI and its …

This study extends the literature on fighting software piracy by investigating how Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs …) regimes interact with technology to mitigate software piracy when existing levels of piracy are considered. Two technology … regressions.The findings show that the relevance of IPR channels in the fight against software piracy is noticeably contingent on …