Linkages and Correlations with Main Socio-Economic Indicators
This report looks at the demand for counterfeit goods and identifies its key drivers.
It discusses the specificity of the demand for counterfeit goods, including both deliberate
and unintentional demand. Indeed, some consumers will deliberately buy counterfeit
and pirated goods while others will be deceived into buying illicit products, thinking
they are genuine. The report also examines the profiles of destination economies in
the global trade of counterfeit and pirated goods. It uses quantitative analysis to
study the economic characteristics of various economies, including the quantitative
relationship between counterfeit intensity and certain observable socioeconomic factors.
The identification of socio-economic factors, in particular, influencing the demand
for counterfeit and pirated goods is crucial to help policymakers develop appropriate
policies, including better targeting of consumer awareness campaigns.