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The Determinants of Output Per Contributor in Open Source Projects: An Empirical Examination

Fershtman, Chaim; Gandal, Neil - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2004

Using a unique dataset we examine empirically which factors explain output per contributor in open source projects. We find that the output per contributor of open source programmes is much higher when licenses are less restrictive. Further examination suggests that the difference in output per...

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Matching Demand and Supply in a Weightless Economy: Market-Driven Creativity With and Without IPRs

Quah, Danny - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2002

Many cultural products have the same non-rival nature as scientific knowledge. They therefore face identical difficulties in creation and dissemination. One traditional view says market failure is endemic – societies tolerate monopolistic inefficiency in intellectual property (IP) protection...

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The Weightless Economy in Economic Development

Quah, Danny - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1999

Can the increasing significance of knowledge-products in national income---the growing weightless economy---influence economic development? Those technologies reduce ``distance'' between consumers and knowledge production. This paper analyzes a model embodying such a reduction. The model shows...

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Internet Security, Vulnerability Disclosure and Software Provision

Choi, Jay-Pil; Fershtman, Chaim; Gandal, Neil - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2005

In this paper, we examine how software vulnerabilities affect firms that license software and consumers that purchase … software. In particular, we model three decisions of the firm: (i) an upfront investment in the quality of the software to … software. We also model two decisions of the consumer: (i) whether to purchase the software; and (ii) whether to apply a patch. …

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Innovation, antidumping, and retaliation

Miyagiwa, Kaz; Song, Huasheng; Vandenbussche, Hylke - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2010

We develop a North-South model of reciprocal antidumping (AD). We find that AD wars are winnable for the Northern firm if the Southern market is sufficiently small relative to the North’s. The South can avert AD war with the North by expanding the home market size. It may however trigger AD...

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Composition of Foreign Direct Investment and Protection of Intellectual Property Rights in Transition Economies

Javorcik, Beata - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1999

Using a unique firm-level dataset this study shows that, contrary to the hopes of transition economies, foreign investors in the region are characterized by low, rather than high, R&D intensity. The results also indicate that investors with higher R&D spending are more likely to engage in...

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Intellectual Property Rights and Entry into a Foreign Market: FDI vs Joint Ventures

Leahy, Dermot; Naghavi, Alireza - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2006

This paper investigates how the mode of entry into a foreign market can be influenced by the intensity of R&D in an industry and the protection of intellectual property rights (IPR) in a recipient country. It then analyzes the link between the IPR regime and policies that place limits on the...

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Tariff Protection, Intellectual Property Rights and North-South Trade with Perfect Price Flexibility

Ionascu, Delia; Zigic, Kresimir - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2004

We study a North-South trade situation in which prices are perfectly flexible and knowledge spills over from Northern to Southern firms. In a partial equilibrium setup we analyse the role of tariffs in preventing technological leakages and their impact on domestic (Northern) consumers and...

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Technology in Growth

Keely, Louise; Quah, Danny - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1998

We review the role of R&D in endogenous growth theory, and describe extant empirical research – macro and micro – bearing on R&D as an engine of growth. Taking R&D to be key, while recognizing the significance of economic incentives, emphasizes knowledge as an economic object and, more...

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Trade Secret Laws, Labour Mobility and Innovations

Motta, Massimo; Rønde, Thomas - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2002

We show that when the researcher’s (observable but not contractible) contribution to innovation is crucial, a covenant not to compete (CNC) reduces effort and profits under both spot and relational contracts. Having no CNC allows the researcher to leave for a rival. This alleviates a...

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