Jeff Gortmaker @jeffgortmaker.com · Nov 18 16/ What if China tightened its restrictions? Benefits don't seem localized enough for a "tax" on foreign collaboration to boost domestic OSS investment. Instead, lost spillovers raise web development costs globally.
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17/ Subsidies seem more effective and generate large innovation spillovers, especially if the US responds in kind. Subsidies can be cheap because OSS investment is rare (weak private benefits), but impactful because OSS use is widespread (strong public benefits).