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Does intellectual property protection stimulate digital economy development?

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  • Wen Chen
  • Ying Wu

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The digital economy plays an important role in society and the economy. However, we know little about what factors affect the development of the digital economy. Using a self-developed index for measuring Chinese provincial-level digital economy development, this paper examines the impact of intellectual property protection on the digital economy. We find that there is a U-shaped relationship between intellectual property protection and digital economy. Our findings remain valid after a battery of robustness tests. Our findings support the importance of intellectual property protection in developing the digital economy.

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  • Wen Chen & Ying Wu, 2022. "Does intellectual property protection stimulate digital economy development?," Journal of Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 25(1), pages 723-730, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:recsxx:v:25:y:2022:i:1:p:723-730
    DOI: 10.1080/15140326.2022.2045846
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