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Software ist ein Gut, welches besondere ökonomische Eigenschaften aufweist. In diesem Artikel werden - ausgehend von einer allgemeinen Definition des Gutes Software - systematisch zentrale ökonomische Eigenschaften herausgearbeitet, welche Implikationen für die Produktion und Kostenstruktur, die Nachfrage, der Bestreitbarkeit von Softwaremärkten und der Allokationseffizienz haben. Dabei hat es sich als sinnvoll erwiesen, die einzelnen Eigenschaften unter folgende Oberbegriffe zu subsummieren: Software als System zur Datenverarbeitung, Software als System von Befehlen bzw. Anweisungen, Software als rekombinierbares System, Software als ein nur in diskreten Einheiten nutzbares Gut, Software als komplexes System und Software als ein immaterielles Gut. Es zeigt sich, dass Software eine Fülle von ökonomisch relevanten Eignschaften aufweist, die von Netzwerkeffekten über subadditiver Nutzenfunktion bis hin zur Nichtrivalität reichen. Besonders hervorzuheben ist, dass Software sich von anderen Informationsgütern fundamental unterscheidet: Zum Einen fehlt ein aus Kundensicht relevanter additiver Nutzen, zum Anderen ist der durchschnittliche Nutzer/Konsument lediglich an dem Funktionieren der Algorithmen interessiert, nicht aber an der zugrundeliegenden Information.

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Paper provided by Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät in its series Jenaer Schriften zur Wirtschaftswissenschaft with number 14/2006.

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Keywords: additiver Nutzen; binäre Nachfrage; digitale Güter; Erfahrungsgut; Humankapital; Informationgut; Kompatibilität; Komplexität; Netzwerkeffekte; Nichtrivalität im Konsum; Open Source; Rekombinierbarkeit; Software; subadditive Kostenfunktion; Wissen;

Find related papers by JEL classification:

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• D62 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - Externalities
• D85 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Network Formation
• K11 - Law and Economics - - Basic Areas of Law - - - Property Law
• L86 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Services - - - Information and Internet Services; Computer Software

This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:

• NEP-ALL-2006-04-08 (All new papers)
• NEP-ICT-2006-04-08 (Information & Communication Technologies)
• NEP-INO-2006-04-08 (Innovation)

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1. Krüger, Jens & von Rhein, K., 2009. "Knowledge, Profitability and Exit of German Car Manufacturing Firms," Publications of Darmstadt Technical University, Institute of Economics (VWL) 34372, Darmstadt Technical University, Department of Business Administration, Economics and Law, Institute of Economics (VWL).
   
   • Jens J. Krüger & Kristina Dreßler, 2006. "Knowledge, Profitability and Exit of German Car Manufacturing Firms," Jenaer Schriften zur Wirtschaftswissenschaft 15/2006, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät.
2. Uwe Cantner & Andreas Meder, 2006. "Determinants influencing the choice of a cooperation partner," Jenaer Schriften zur Wirtschaftswissenschaft 20/2006, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät.
3. Armin Scholl & Nils Boysen & Malte Fliedner, 2006. "The sequence-dependent assembly line balancing problem," Jenaer Schriften zur Wirtschaftswissenschaft 18/2006, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät.
4. Simon Renaud, 2006. "Works Councils and Heterogeneous Firms," Jenaer Schriften zur Wirtschaftswissenschaft 16/2006, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät.
5. Holger Graf & Tobias Henning, 2006. "Public Research in Regional Networks of Innovators: A Comparative Study of Four East-German Regions," Jenaer Schriften zur Wirtschaftswissenschaft 19/2006, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät.

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