Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/123551 
Year of Publication: 
2012
Series/Report no.: 
AGDI Working Paper No. WP/12/018
Publisher: 
African Governance and Development Institute (AGDI), Yaoundé
Abstract: 
With the proliferation of technology used to prate software, this paper answers some key questions in policy decision making. Dynamic panel Generalized Methods of Moments and Two Stage Least Squares are employed. IPRs laws (treaties) are instrumented with government quality dynamics to assess their incidence on software piracy. The following findings are established. (1) Government institutions are crucial in enforcing IPRs laws (treaties) in the fight against software piracy. (2) Main IP laws enacted by the legislature and Multilateral IP laws are most effective in combating piracy. (3) IPRs laws, WIPO Treaties and Bilateral Treaties do not have significant negative incidences on software piracy. Policy implications are discussed.
Subjects: 
Software piracy
Intellectual property rights
Instrumental variables
JEL: 
F42
K42
O34
O38
O57
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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