[Wikimedia-l] The value of Wikipedia for the economy

[Lodewijk]

Libraries are indeed a very interesting comparison. There are numerous
studies into valuing the economic value of libraries, with varying
definitions, including [1] from 2002 estimating the economic value of the
British library system and [2] giving an overview of different studies and
their methods.

Lodewijk
[1]: http://www.librijournal.org/pdf/2002-2pp78-87.pdf
[2]:
https://www.nla.gov.au/openpublish/index.php/nlasp/article/viewArticle/1213/1498


2013/4/8 Alex Peek <alexpeek1 at gmail.com>

> Clay Shirky talks about the importance of online collaboration:
>
> http://www.ted.com/talks/clay_shirky_on_institutions_versus_collaboration.html
>
>
> On 8 April 2013 07:13, Federico Leva (Nemo) <nemowiki at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Fred Bauder, 08/04/2013 15:38:
> >
> >  Don't worry. Any one who has thought about this sort of thing much has
> >> come away more puzzled than when they began. What for example is the
> >> "value" of a cigarette? The price is rather easy.
> >>
> >
> > Better example: what is the value of a park, of trees in a city, of a
> > public library, etc. Maybe the question would be "easier" to answer if
> > rephrases as: what's the impact on HDI, on
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/*
> > *Gross_national_happiness<
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gross_national_happiness>(;-) ) or other
> measures that somehow numerical but not monetary.
> >
> > Nemo
> >
> >
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