William Billbrough Email & Phone Number

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Clemson, South Carolina, United States

Clemson, Sc

Chair of Finance & ProceduresVice Chair of Clemson University Student Funding BoardVice-Chair of Academic Affairs

Clemson, South Carolina

Clemson, Sc

Shanghai City, China

The goal of my research was to find out what caused consumers in Shanghai, China and Charleston, South Carolina to purchase counterfeit goods. I worked with a team of other students from the South Carolina Governor's School for Science & Mathematics to analyze basic socio-demographics of each respondent along with Likert scale item-responses to gather the data corresponding to certain statements throughout the survey.The concept of Intellectual Property Rights infringement is becoming… Show more The goal of my research was to find out what caused consumers in Shanghai, China and Charleston, South Carolina to purchase counterfeit goods. I worked with a team of other students from the South Carolina Governor's School for Science & Mathematics to analyze basic socio-demographics of each respondent along with Likert scale item-responses to gather the data corresponding to certain statements throughout the survey.The concept of Intellectual Property Rights infringement is becoming more and more popular. With the globalization of the world economy, consumers and sellers, alike, are finding it easier to access and distribute these goods. The survey responses were then interpreted using STATA. After interpreting the raw data, percentages for the factors, Willingness to Buy and Known Past Purchases, were compared using the Pearson Correlation Method, thus revealing the levels of correlation between Willingness to Buy and Known Past Purchases for the respondents in both locations. It was found that although Shanghai consumers were exposed to a larger market of these items, they do have a lower Willingness to Buy and a smaller Required Discount to Buy than those in Charleston. Show less

Bachelor'S Degree, Political Science And Government

Activities and Societies: Clemson Honors College, Dixon Global Policy Scholar, Blue Key Honor Society, Lyceum Fellow, and T.S. Eliot.

High School Diploma, 11-12

Activities and Societies: Student Council President, Admissions Office Ambassador, Fun Without Drugs (FWD) Executive Vice-President.

9-10

Activities and Societies: Student Council Member & Beta Club President