The Impact of Doing Business Regulations on Investments in ICT

UB Economics Working Papers E14/313

28 Pages Posted: 28 May 2014

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Vahagn Jerbashian

University of Barcelona - Department of Economics; University of Barcelona - Barcelona Economic Analysis Team (BEAT)

Anna Kochanova

Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods; Charles University in Prague - CERGE-EI, a joint workplace of Charles University and the Economics Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences

Date Written: May 23, 2014

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 higher minimum capital requirement reduces investments in software and the extent of director liability reduces investments in communication technologies.

Keywords: Investments in ICT, Regulations of Doing Business.

JEL Classification: O38, O25, O43, L50.

Suggested Citation

Jerbashian, Vahagn and Kochanova, Anna, The Impact of Doing Business Regulations on Investments in ICT (May 23, 2014). UB Economics Working Papers E14/313, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2442845 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2442845

Vahagn Jerbashian (Contact Author)

University of Barcelona - Department of Economics ( email )

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Spain

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University of Barcelona - Barcelona Economic Analysis Team (BEAT) ( email )

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Spain

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Anna Kochanova

Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods ( email )

Kurt-Schumacher-Str. 10
D-53113 Bonn, 53113
Germany

Charles University in Prague - CERGE-EI, a joint workplace of Charles University and the Economics Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences ( email )

Politickych veznu 7
Prague, 111 21
Czech Republic

HOME PAGE: http://www.cerge-ei.cz

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