El-Komboz, Lena Abou; Goldbeck, Moritz - 2024
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 … contribute. Our difference-in-differences model leverages time differences in incentives for labor market signaling across users …