Fighting Software Piracy: Which Governance Tools Matter in Africa?

Abstract

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Determinants of worldwide software piracy losses

“…Some of the studies that use cross sectional data are Marron and Steel (2000), van Kranenburg and Hogenbirk (2005), Banerjee et al (2005), Andrés (2006b), Goel and Nelson (2009), Andrés and Goel (2011) and Goel and Nelson (2012). Examples of studies that used panel data are: Andrés (2006a), Andrés and Asongu (2013), Asongu (2012), Boyce (2011) and Chen et al (2010).…”

Fighting terrorism in Africa: evidence from bundling and unbundling institutions

“…The paradigm shift has led to an evolving stream of literature on the bundling and unbundling of institutions for development outcomes in Africa, notably: the role of formal institutions in knowledge economy (Andrés et al 2015); predicting the Arab Spring based on negative governance signals (Asongu and Nwachukwu 2016a); most effective governance channels in the fight against software piracy (Andrés and Asongu, 2013) and conflicts/crimes (Asongu and Kodila-Tedika 2016) or in the stimulation of innovation (Oluwatobi et al 2015).…”

Modeling the Future of Knowledge Economy: Evidence from SSA and MENA Countries

“…Substantial efforts to understand the structure of the emerging KE have recently been devoted to SSA and MENA countries, either through the fight against software piracy (Andrés & Asongu, 2013;Asongu, 2012ab), financial sector competition (Asongu, 2012c), production value of doctoral dissertations (Amavilah, 2009) or pro-poor nexuses (Asongu, 2013b). These recent waves of studies have principally been motivated by the need to steer clear of mainstream African KE literature (AfDB, 2007;Bizri, 2009;Aubert, 2005;Britz et al, 2006) in order to provide the much needed policy implications (Britz et al, 2006;Makinda, 2007;Lightfoot, 2011).…”

“…In fact, the KE pattern of Japan has set the course for China, Malaysia and the Newly Industrialized Economies of Asia (Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong & Singapore), who are currently shifting toward 'knowledge-based economies' from the 'product-based economies' in the post industrialization period (Chandra & Yokoyama, 2011). While most scholarly attention on KE has been devoted to the emerging economies of Latin America and East Asia, in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and the Middle East & North African (MENA) countries, KE issues are also assuming central stage in discussions on development (Asongu, 2013a).Substantial efforts to understand the structure of the emerging KE have recently been devoted to SSA and MENA countries, either through the fight against software piracy (Andrés & Asongu, 2013; Asongu, 2012ab), financial sector competition (Asongu, 2012c), production value of doctoral dissertations (Amavilah, 2009) or pro-poor nexuses (Asongu, 2013b). These recent waves of studies have principally been motivated by the need to steer clear of mainstream African KE literature (AfDB, 2007;Bizri, 2009;Aubert, 2005;Britz et al, 2006) in order to provide the much needed policy implications (Britz et al, 2006;Makinda, 2007;Lightfoot, 2011).…”