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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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Intellectual Property Rights and Efficient Firm Organization

Ponzetto, Giacomo AM - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2012

I provide a justification of intellectual property rights as a source of static efficiency gains in manufacturing, rather than dynamic benefits from greater innovation. I develop a property-rights model of a supply relationship with two dimensions of non- contractible investment. In equilibrium,...

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Incentives and Invention in Universities

Lach, Saul; Schankerman, Mark - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2003

Using data on U.S. universities, we show that universities that give higher royalty shares to faculty scientists generate greater license income, controlling for university size, academic quality, research funding and other factors. We use pre-sample data on university patenting to control for...

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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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The Effect of Native Language on Internet Usage

Gandal, Neil - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2002

In this Paper, I explore the relationship between native language and use of the Internet and examine whether English is likely to retain its first-mover advantage of a large installed base of English language websites. I study this issue empirically using a unique dataset on (home) Internet use...

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The DVD Versus DIVX Standard War: Empirical Evidence of Network Effects and Preannouncement Effects

Dranove, David; Gandal, Neil - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2002

In this Paper, we empirically test for network effects and preannouncement effects in the DVD market. We do this by measuring the effect of potential (incompatible) competition on a network undergoing growth. We find that there are network effects. The data is generally consistent with the...

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Price Competition in a Differentiated Products Duopoly Under Network Effects

Griva, Krina; Vettas, Nikolaos - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2004

We examine price competition under product-specific network effects, in a duopoly where the products are differentiated horizontally and vertically. When consumers' expectations are not affected by prices, firms may share the market equally, or one firm (possibly the low-quality one) may capture...

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A theory of trade in a global production network

Bosker, Maarten; Westbrock, Bastian - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2014

This paper develops a novel theory of trade in a global supply chain. We expand on a monopolistic competition trade model. Countries produce both intermediate and final goods that are sold domestically or, incurring country-pair specific trade costs, internationally. This links countries in a...

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Migration to the Cloud Ecosystem: Ushering in a New Generation of Platform Competition

Fershtman, Chaim; Gandal, Neil - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2012

(computer servers), (ii), SaaS (Software as a Service) -- ‘web based’ applications, and (iii) PaaS (Platform as a Service … cloud computing market (in terms of revenues) will involve (virtual) operating systems and applications software services (i …

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