The economics of technology sharing: Open source and beyond

Journal of Economic Perspectives

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 99-120

  Lerner, Josh ^a,b   Tirole, Jean ^c,d  

^a HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c Toulouse School of Economics   (France)

^d MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 22144488789     PISSN: 08953309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/0895330054048678     Document Type: Article

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