The impact of doing business regulations on investments in ICT

Jerbashian, Vahagn and Kochanova, Anna ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3531-7561 2016. The impact of doing business regulations on investments in ICT. Empirical Economics 50 (3) , pp. 991-1008. 10.1007/s00181-015-0953-8

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Abstract

Using industry-level data from 14 OECD countries and doing business indicators of the World Bank, we analyze how country-level regulations of business activities affect investments in information and communication technologies (ICT). We find that investments in ICT decrease with the costs of starting and operating a business and registering property. Investments increase with the strength of legal rights. We also find that investments in software increase with the ability of shareholders to sue managers for misconduct, and investments in communication technologies decline with the extent of director liability for self-dealing.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Business (Including Economics)
Publisher:	Springer Verlag
ISSN:	0377-7332
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	22 November 2017
Date of Acceptance:	4 March 2015
Last Modified:	19 Nov 2024 02:45
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/106921

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