Much of today's software relies on programming code shared openly online. Yet, it is unclear why volunteer developers … contribute to open-source software (OSS), a public good. We study OSS contributions of some 22,900 developers worldwide on the …

There is considerable debate regarding the use of intellectual property rights (IPR) to spur innovation in the software … developing a growth optimal mixture of open source and closed source software. This optimal scenario is then used as a basis to … examine the co-existence of open and closed source software within various institutional frameworks ranging from no protection …

mode of production exist that is based on the contributions of many software programmerswithout providing any direct …

Modern software development involves collaborative efforts and re-use of existing software packages and libraries, to … reduce the cost of developing new software. However, package dependencies expose developers to the risk of contagion from … bugs or other vulnerabilities. We study the formation of dependency networks among software packages and libraries, guided …

existing examples of collaborative licensing models. Those models are examined from a theoretical perspective and tested in a …

The economic characteristics of software and transaction costs explain, why closed source and open source software co … say, a first best realization of contracts is not feasible. Hence, open and closed source software are two second best …