Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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971426 | The Journal of Socio-Economics | 2008 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
This paper analyzes the role that gender plays on the likelihood and extent of peer-to-peer music file-sharing, a key issue in the debate on copyright protection. We use an extensive data set on university students, a core demographic in the use of file-sharing technologies. The empirical results suggest that male and female students respond differently to risk and economic incentives. Specifically, females tend to react more consistently with expected risk and economic deterrent factors, while males exhibit more sporadic behavior.
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Authors
Eric P. Chiang, Djeto Assane,