A review of the basic theory of optimal open-source software contributions points to three key factors affecting supply … large-scale software developer surveys are inadequate for measuring the relative importance of these three factors. Moreover … decisions that can provide empirical estimates of relative importance within a single unified framework. -- Software ; open …

technology firms, the effect of the software investment is smaller than the effect of research and development personnel …This chapter analyzes the effect of intangible investment on firm efficiency with an emphasis on its software component … technical efficiency in the software intensive manufacturing firms in Turkey for the period 2003-2007. Firms are classified …

decisions and the skill content of occupations. The adoption of complex software reallocates employment from skilled workers to … on the use of routine tasks by middle-educated workers, this study focuses on a measure of complex software that is … instrumental variables estimates show that in the medium run, firms' adoption of complex software affects firms' employment …

is uncertain, it could induce investment in skill that more-than-offsets the mechanical reduction in skill stocks at the … which a sharp increase in discrimination induced mass exit by one ethnic group and mass skill investment by the same group …. We show that the induced investment more than offset the loss from exit, producing a net increase in skill stocks. We …

investment. Genuine skill constraints can negatively affect labour productivity and hamper the ability to innovate and adopt … quality jobs. For Europe at large, persistent skill gaps and mismatches come at economic and social costs. This paper reviews … the recent economic literature on skill mismatch and skill shortages with a focus on Europe a focus on Europe. …