Free and Open-Source Software: Coordination and Competition
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Keywords
Open-Source Software; Network effects; Software Licensing;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- D21 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Firm Behavior: Theory
- D26 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Crowd-Based Firms
- L14 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Transactional Relationships; Contracts and Reputation
- L17 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Open Source Products and Markets
NEP fields
This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-COM-2024-08-26 (Industrial Competition)
- NEP-IND-2024-08-26 (Industrial Organization)
- NEP-MIC-2024-08-26 (Microeconomics)
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