[open-economics] Open Economics Book Club

Fri Feb 24 00:00:17 UTC 2012

Hey everybody,

The date for the first Open Economics Book Club MeetUp in London is fixed -
3pm on March 25, 2012.

You can sign up at the MeetUp page and invite more friends:
http://www.meetup.com/OpenKnowledgeFoundation/London-GB/621482/

Articles to read:
1) "Coase’s Penguin, or, Linux and The Nature of the Firm":
http://www.yale.edu/yalelj/112/BenklerWEB.pdf
2) "The Nature of the firm":
http://www.sonoma.edu/users/e/eyler/426/coase1.pdf

Looking forward to see you and having a nice chat!

Velichka

On Sat, Feb 18, 2012 at 3:48 PM, Velichka Dimitrova <
velichka.dimitrova at okfn.org> wrote:

> Hey everybody,
>
> it's awesome that you are really interested in reading and
> then discussing together.
>
> It is also a good suggestion to start with the short piece. For the first
> session, I suggest we start with:
> "Coase’s Penguin, or, Linux and The Nature of the Firm":
> http://www.yale.edu/yalelj/112/BenklerWEB.pdf
> and
> "The Nature of the firm":
> http://www.sonoma.edu/users/e/eyler/426/coase1.pdf
>
> It is great to read both pieces, so we have both the economics and the law
> perspective.
>
> I have created a poll to determine the date for the first meetup of the
> OpenEcon Book Club:
> http://www.doodle.com/qs483nfwcb6qwywh#table
>
> The location will be confirmed - probably a nice café, suitable for a
> Sunday tea and cake.
>
> If you are interested in joining and don't live in London - don't worry, I
> would connect you one the day via skype.
>
>
> Cheers,
>
> Velichka
>
>
>
> On Tue, Feb 14, 2012 at 12:43 AM, Guo Xu <digitalepourpre at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Hi there,
>>
>> The book club sounds like a great idea - also a good opportunity to
>> establish a regular informal meetup where people interested in open
>> data can come along and chat.
>>
>> I guess it's better to stick to short pieces, as reading a book is
>> quite a commitment....
>>
>> Any guess on when the first meet up is going to be?
>>
>> Guo
>>
>> On 7 February 2012 14:46, Dan Hetherington <dan.hetherington at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > Hi Everyone,
>> >
>> > I'd like to be involved too, but in support of Sam, I'm more likely to
>> > find time for something on the scale of Coarse's Penguin than Wealth
>> > of Networks.
>> >
>> > Dan
>> >
>> > On 6 February 2012 19:19, Sam Leon <sam.leon at okfn.org> wrote:
>> >> Hi All,
>> >>
>> >> Really keen, sounds like a great idea. Count me in.
>> >>
>> >> One thought: 'Wealth of Networks' is fairly long and dense. We could
>> begin
>> >> with 'Coase's Penguin, or Linux and the Nature of the Firm' [1]
>> instead...
>> >>
>> >> S
>> >>
>> >> [1] http://www.benkler.org/CoasesPenguin.html
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 6:45 PM, Velichka Dimitrova
>> >> <velichka.dimitrova at okfn.org> wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>> Hi everybody,
>> >>>
>> >>> There has been a lot of interest in an Open Economics Book Club, which
>> >>> would be a monthly social activity in which we would discuss togethers
>> >>> books and articles we have read in the field of Open Economics.
>> >>>
>> >>> Probably the first book we will start with is Benkler's Wealth of
>> >>> Nations: http://www.benkler.org/Benkler_Wealth_Of_Networks.pdf and
>> >>> articles on the public domain. You are very welcome to make
>> >>> suggestions about books would like to read and we will make a poll
>> >>> with the ones we will start with. Some public economics classics are
>> >>> also welcome.
>> >>>
>> >>> The OpenEcon BookClub will be based in London, yet if there is
>> >>> interest from other locations, we could organise online talks as well.
>> >>> Exact location and day/time will be confirmed.
>> >>>
>> >>> Let us know if you are interested in the idea and which books/articles
>> >>> you would consider reading,
>> >>>
>> >>> --
>> >>> Velichka Dimitrova
>> >>> Open Economics Working Group Coordinator
>> >>> Open Knowledge Foundation
>> >>> Twitter: @okfnecon, @vndimitrova
>> >>> Website: www.openeconomics.net
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Sam Leon
>> >> Community Coordinator
>> >> Open Knowledge Foundation
>> >> http://okfn.org/
>> >> Skype: samedleon
>> >>
>> >>
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> Velichka Dimitrova
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> Open Knowledge Foundation
> Twitter: @okfnecon, @vndimitrova
> Website: www.openeconomics.net
>

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Velichka Dimitrova
Open Economics Working Group Coordinator
Open Knowledge Foundation
Twitter: @okfnecon, @vndimitrova
Website: www.openeconomics.net
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