@workingpaper{Asongu_599,
author = {Antonio Andrés R Simplice A. Asongu},
url = {http://www.afridev.org/RePEc/agd/agd-wpaper/Piracy-and-inclusive-human-development.pdf},
year = {2015},
date = {2015-12-02},
abstract = {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 Fixed Effects (FE) and Tobit models in order to control for the unobserved heterogeneity and limited range in the dependent variable. The modeling exercise is based on the inequality adjusted human development (IHDI) and its constituents. The following main findings are established. First, from the FE regressions, software piracy consistently improves the IHDI and its constituents. Within this framework, the positive relationship between inclusive human development and software piracy is driven by all its constituents. Second, for Tobit regressions, the positive relationship between software piracy and inclusive human development is confirmed exclusively in the IHDI and literacy specifications. Within the latter framework, the positive relationship between software piracy and inclusive human is driven fundamentally by the literacy rate. Policy implications are discussed.},
keywords = {Instrumental variables, Software piracy; Human development; Intellectual property rights; Panel data},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {workingpaper}
}

@workingpaper{Asongu2014be,
title = {The Impact of Software Piracy on Inclusive Human Development: Evidence from Africa},
author = {Antonio Andrés R Simplice A. Asongu},
editor = {African 2014 Governance and Development Institute WP/14/035},
url = {http://www.afridev.org/RePEc/agd/agd-wpaper/Software-Piracy-and-Inclusive-Human-Development.pdf},
year = {2014},
date = {2014-12-01},
abstract = {This paper examines two dimensions of the software piracy-development nexus to
complement existing formal literature. It empirically assesses the incidence of piracy on the
Human Development Index (HDI) and its constituents and then the instrumentality of
Intellectual Property Right (IPR) treaties (laws) in the linkages. An instrumental variable or
Two-stage least squares is applied on panel of 11 African countries with data for the period
2000-2010. Three main findings are established: (1) software piracy has a negative incidence
on inequality adjusted human development; (2) the unappealing effect of piracy on the HDI is
fuelled by per capita economic prosperity and life expectancy components of human
emancipation; (3) software piracy increases literacy. Two major policy implications have
been retained from the findings. Firstly, adherence to international IPRs protection treaties
(laws) may not impede per capita economic prosperity and could improve life-expectancy.
Secondly, adoption of tight IPRs regimes may negatively affect human development by
diminishing the literacy rate and restricting diffusion of knowledge.},
keywords = {Instrumental variables, Software piracy; Human development; Intellectual property rights; Panel data},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {workingpaper}
}