We study an endogenous growth model where a profit-motivated R and D sector coexists with the introduction of free blueprints invented by philanthropists. These goods are priced at marginal cost, contrary to proprietary ones which are produced by a monopoly owned by the inventor. We show that...

This paper considers a dynamic model of the evolution of open source software projects, focusing on the evolution of quality, contributing programmers, and users who contribute customer support to other users. Programmers who have used open source software are motivated by reciprocal altruism to...

Märkten agieren. Sie analysiert mithilfe qualitativer Interviews und der Gabek Methode, welche Erfolgsfaktoren Free Open Source Software-Unternehmen wettbewerbsfähig machen und wie sie langfristig am Markt bestehen können. Theoretische Grundlage der Arbeit bildet das Konzept des Dynamic...