THE INVERSE U CURVE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SOFTWARE PIRACY AND INNOVATIVE CAPABILITY: EVIDENCE FROM 34 DEVELOPED COUNTRIES

摘要

We found that software piracy appears to have the inverse U curve relationship with the share ofhigh-tech export. At some optimal point, the presence of software piracy may benefit innovativecapability. However, the increase in the piracy above the optimal point appears to hurtinnovation as a whole.