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Showing 1 to 20 of 97 for “"Digital Economy"”.
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Essays on digital economy
… consumer behavior and firm strategy in the digital economy. The first chapter examines how consumers learn from their market experience in an online marketplace. Using consumers' six-month purchase history data in a unique empirical setting in one of China's largest e-commerce platforms, I …
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How should we measure the digital economy?
… well-being. This is increasingly true in the digital economy where many digital goods have zero price and as a result, the welfare gains from these goods are not reflected in GDP or productivity statistics. Chapter 1 proposes a way of directly measuring consumer's economic well-being using …
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A Problem on the Feasibility of Rural Digital Economy
The rural digital economy is progressing in developing countries with the advent of widespread mobile phone networks and the affordability of mobile technologies. This paper analyzes around 1 million farmers' queries recorded at farmers' call center [Kisan Call Center (KCC), governed by the …
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Enabling marketing and innovation capability in the digital economy.
… for inter-firm relationships, as well as through digital technology and learning orientation. With the advent of the Internet and information technology, this study conceptualises digital technology as an enabler of the relationship between marketing capability and innovative capability. Since …
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Connecting the Continent: the drivers of participation in Africa's digital economy
… access to health, etc.), the foundation for a digital economy must be present: digital infrastructure, basic and higher education, digital literacy and skills, social platforms, financial services, and entrepreneurial innovation. To unlock the benefits of internet usage among households in …
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A Global Solution On Taxing The Digital Economy: "Does Article 12B of the UN MC adequately solve the problems encountered by the adopted unilateral measures (DSTs) to taxing the Digital Economy?"
The rapid growth of the digital economy has created significant tax challenges, particularly for developing countries. As identified in this dissertation, the current tax framework is inadequate in solving the tax challenges as non-resident digital entities can generate income in a market/source …
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“Know Your Customer” and the Digital Economy: Global Governance, National Identification, and Financial Access
… In response, countries have turned to national digital identification systems as a potential solution. This research asks: To what extent are national identification systems in emerging economies being shaped by global financial governance through KYC requirements? How are national identity …
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Factors to be considered when establishing the place of effective management in a digital economy
South Africa applies a residence-based tax system and accordingly a legal person or company is regarded as tax resident in South Africa if it is incorporated, established or formed in South Africa or if it has its place of effective management (POEM) in South Africa. Further, the POEM test is also …
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Re-thinking crisis in the digital economy: a contemporary case study of the phonographic industries in Ireland.
… increasing state of crisis since the advent of digital copying and distribution. This thesis addresses how the interplay of technological, economic, legal and policy factors, particularly the copyright strand of intellectual property law, shape the form and extent of the Internet’s disruptive …
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Stimulating the Malaysian Rural Community Centres through the rural digital economy under the Smart Village Enablement Program
… of Rural Development, has identified the digital economy as a vehicle for catalysing socioeconomic improvement in the country, with a focus on rural communities. The introduction of the Smart Village Enablement Program would serve as the catalyst for the rural digital connectivity that …
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Innovation and Competition in the Digital Economy: Implications for Internet Platforms, Telecommunications Networks and Data Sharing Initiatives
… around the world currently focus on shaping the digital economy. Particular attention is paid to Internet platforms, Internet infrastructure and data as essential components of the digital economy. The three studies in this thesis contribute to the understanding of the behavior of firms in each …
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Thailand’s Digital Economy Transformation: Rectifying the Middle-Income Trap by Leveraging Digital Capabilities in the Agriculture Industry
… country out of the middle-income trap through digital economy strategies. Among these strategies, digital innovation is the most central. Leveraging digital capabilities in the agriculture industry, a sector that a large number of low-income farmers work in, conveys digital innovations to …
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Are the South African source rules fit for purpose to facilitate taxation of profits from the digital economy?
… the taxation of profits from the growing digital economy. Economic activity and ways of doing business have evolved over time, however as in many countries, the South African source rules have not changed. The area of source and digital tax have provided applicability challenges. One of …
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A comparative analysis of the projects undertaken in the development of a taxation framework in the digital economy
… OECD's TFDE and the DTC on the taxation of the digital economy in light of the overarching project on BEPS, with a view of analysing the possible application of the proposed options to address the tax challenges of the digital economy in the South African taxation framework.
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Transatlantic cooperation and the digital economy: The impact of the new strategic agenda “a Europe fit for the digital age”
… relationship. Additionally, the rise of the digital economy makes traditional cooperation efforts more complex. The European Union’s proposal of a new strategic agenda addresses the challenges of today’s world and seeks to enable the EU to become a valuable player internationally. This thesis …
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Preparing first-time workers for a digital economy: a case study of a South African learnership programme for IT support technicians
… workers are ill-equipped for an increasingly digital economy. Motivated by the need to better understand this disconnect between formal education and employment the study focuses on how an Information Technology (IT) Support learnership programme adequately prepares participants with the …
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The perennial problem: a critical analysis of the income versus capital distinction in respect of share transactions in the new "Digital" economy
… in the light of the development of the new or "digital economy". Following such an analysis of the inherent problems of the test as currently applied by courts in South Africa to such a situation, a brief summary is given of the legislative and other attempts made to resolve such a problem. The …
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Evaluation of the "source " rules as contained in section 9 of the South African Income Tax Act as relating to software in the context of the digital economy
In recent decades, the rise of the digital economy has drastically changed the way the world does business. Business can now be conducted without regard to geographical boundaries and limitations and organisations have the ability to conduct business making use of mobile and sophisticated software …
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