While regional data protection and privacy regimes are cited as a major barrier in cross-border digital trade, mitigating consumer privacy concerns through regulations can potentially increase the demand for foreign digital products or services. This study presents empirical evidence on this...

Global online labor markets (OLM) lower the barriers to entry and enable global competition for IT services from providers around the world. Although the prior OLM literature predominantly found systematic advantages for IT service providers from developed countries due to their higher perceived...