The issue of software patents is widely discussed in Europe today. The standard economic rationale for patents is to protect potential innovators from imitation, which ultimately ...
By conducting simulations, we show that the structure of the personal networks significantly influences the diffusion processes in network effect markets like the software market....
Pair programmers need a "warmup phase" before the pair can work at full speed. The length of the learning interval varies, depending on how experienced the developers are...
-- Networks composed of large number of nodes interacting in structured ways such as power grids, communication networks, social networks or market networks are critical port of th...
The economic impact of the growth dynamic of standards is often described from a macroeconomic point of view, employing network effect theory and models dealing with externalities...