This presentation is part of: D00-3 Topics in Applied Microeconomics

A Two Sided Market Analysis of Technology Sharing: Open Source and Proprietary Firms

Michael R. Johnson, M.S., Economics, Clark University, 950 Main St., Worcester, MA 01610

The paper develops a framework for the analysis of the impact of technology sharing—free and open source on the software market. Using a two-sided market, the study investigates the free and open source sotware (OSS) firms interactions with proprietary firms. The model results suggest that the presence of OSS impacts the proprietary firm profits, wage offer, and programmers hired.