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Intangible Determinants Of Market Value In The New Economy: A Dynamic Panel Data Analysis Of The Indian Software Industry

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  • SUPRIYO DE

    (Faculty of Economics and Business, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia;
    Ministry of Finance, North Block, New Delhi 110001, India)

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Intangible assets like human capital and organization capital have driven the success of India's software industry. This article analyzes the impact of intangible assets on the market value of Indian software firms using a dynamic panel data model. Measures of tangible and intangible assets are constructed using firm-level panel data. The estimation technique uses system generalized method of moments (GMM) and minimum distance estimation (MDE). This methodology accounts for unobserved firm heterogeneity, endogenous explanatory variables and persistent variables. The results conclusively show that intangible assets have a significant impact on market values of Indian software firms.

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  • Supriyo De, 2009. "Intangible Determinants Of Market Value In The New Economy: A Dynamic Panel Data Analysis Of The Indian Software Industry," The Singapore Economic Review (SER), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 54(03), pages 379-398.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:serxxx:v:54:y:2009:i:03:n:s0217590809003392
    DOI: 10.1142/S0217590809003392
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    Keywords

    Dynamic panel data; Indian software industry; intangible capital; new economy; market valuation; C23; G12;
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    JEL classification:

    • C23 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Models with Panel Data; Spatio-temporal Models
    • G12 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Asset Pricing; Trading Volume; Bond Interest Rates

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