Some simple economics of open source

Journal of Industrial Economics

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 197-234

  Lerner, Josh ^a   Tirole, Jean ^a  

^a HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

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EID: 0036000474     PISSN: 00221821     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-6451.00174     Document Type: Review

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