An Economic Analysis of the Online Counterfeit Market and the Impact of Anti-Counterfeit Technology

• Main Authors: ZHANG, Xiong, GUO, Zhiling, YUE, Wei Thoo
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2012
• Subjects: Counterfeit product; Anti-Counterfeit technology; Online Intermediary; Market Competition; Computer Sciences; Management Information Systems
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sis_research/1865; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sis_research/article/2864/viewcontent/PACIS2012_192.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Counterfeiting causes hundreds of billions dollars of losses around the world every year. Due to the growing prominence of online commerce, the seriousness of the situation could soon become much worse. Hence, reaching a clear understanding of the fundamental economic incentives behind this practice...