Trommetter, Michel; Tropeano, Jean-Philippe - In: Revue d'économie politique 124 (2014) 4, pp. 505-517
We develop a theoretical framework to analyze the choice between secrecy, patent and open access. We consider a firm that can use a basic innovation to develop an application. The basic innovation can also lead another firm to develop a different application. We determine the incentives for the...