What is the threshold of statistical correlation that would prove that a decrease in investments is a direct trigger for regulatory quotas?
Without a representative sample of similar situations, we cannot isolate causality from coincidence.
The fact that Australian audiovisual expenditures have dropped by 18% is only a conjunctural measure, not necessarily the driving force behind a complex legislative measure.
Quota policies, like those in France with the SMAD decree, are generally the result of prolonged legislative processes and not an immediate reaction to a single annual economic indicator.
For example, a regulatory process spanning several years often precedes a law, incorporating various pressure groups rather than a single statistic.