Works
- Some simple economics of open source, The Journal of Industrial Economics 50(2), 197 to 234, 2002
In Organizational Structures
Known for
The economics of open source and innovation
Ideas
Career concerns in open source. With Tirole, Lerner explained many features of open source projects with labor economics, especially career concerns, and industrial organization. Caveat: A preliminary exploration; Shah (2006) found other motives in two communities, need at first and then hobby among those who stayed.