For several years, an increasing number of firms are investing in Open Source Software (OSS). While improvements in …

Open source software (OSS) is a public good. A self-interested individual would consider providing such software, if … and wait for others to develop the software instead. This problem is modelled as a war of attrition with complete … feature any delay: software will be provided swiftly, by young, low-cost individuals who gain considerably by signaling their …

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 …

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 …

the framework of a dynamic duopolistic competition, with firms controlling their investments in software …

For several years, an increasing number of firms are investing in Open Source Software (OSS). While improvements in … lead to a decreasing voluntary private contribution. -- Open Source Software ; private provision of public goods ; Cournot …-Nash Equilibrium ; complements ; market entry …

For several years, an increasing number of firms have been investing in Open Source Software (OSS). While improvements …