This paper reviews our understanding of the growing open source movement. We highlight
how many aspects of open source software appear initially puzzling to an economist. As we …

Understanding what motivates participation is a central theme in the research on open
source software (OSS) development. Our study contributes by revealing how the different …

Breaking with many established assumptions about how innovation ought to work, open
source software projects offer eye-opening examples of novel innovation practices for …

This paper attempts a preliminary analysis of the global desirability of different forms of
openness in AI development (including openness about source code, science, data, safety …

Based partially on the belief that innovation is not possible under perfect competition, a huge
number of papers have been written about the nature of innovation under monopoly or …

Der Ideenwettbewerb als Methode der Integration von Kunden in den Innovationsprozess
steht im Mittelpunkt dieser Arbeit. Dass es bislang nur sehr wenige wissenschaftliche …

This paper traces the history of TEX, the open source typesetting program. TEX was an early
and very successful open source project that imposed its standards in a particularly …

Open source methods for creating software rely on developers who voluntarily reveal code
in the expectation that other developers will reciprocate. Open source incentives are distinct …

In a handbook that takes a broad view of organizational structure, it might be wondered
whether a chapter devoted to the relationship between technological innovation and …

This paper studies the role of intrinsic motivation, reputation and reciprocity in driving open
source software innovation. We exploit the observed pattern of contributions-the'revealed …