The economics of sharing

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Since most of my work is in knowledge sharing, the new investigations into the economics and motivation of sharing interest me. This article from the Economist summarizes the current thinking and links academic journal articles that pursue the argument further.

"Technology increases the ability of people to share,but will they share more than just technology?",this article in the Economist leads in with.
The economics of sharing


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