The open source movement: Key research questions

Authors
Lerner, J Tirole, J
Citation
J. Lerner et J. Tirole, The open source movement: Key research questions, EUR ECON R, 45(4-6), 2001, pp. 819-826
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Economics
Journal title
EUROPEAN ECONOMIC REVIEW
ISSN journal
00142921 → ACNP
Volume
45
Issue
4-6
Year of publication
2001
Pages
819 - 826
Database
ISI
SICI code
0014-2921(200105)45:4-6<819:TOSMKR>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
The paper analyzes the incentives of individual programmers and of commerci al companies to participate in open source projects. While these incentives are in our opinion well accounted for by the economic paradigm, much empir ical and theoretical work is still needed to answer the many interesting qu estions suggested by the open source movement. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B. V, All rights reserved.