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标题：Economic Motivations for Software Bug Bounties
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作者：Christopher Sprague ; Jeffrey Wagner
期刊名称：Economics Bulletin
电子版ISSN：1545-2921
出版年度：2018
卷号：38
期号：1
页码：1-9
出版社：Economics Bulletin
摘要：Some software developers sponsor bug bounty programs, whereby outside parties with comparatively lower costs are compensated for finding bugs. We propose a basic model of why some developers offer bounties while others don't, and why those that do offer bounties typically outsource only a portion of the bug-finding. Our relatively basic framework and preliminary result can support further investigation of public policy instruments, such as products liability law, aimed at modulating software failures that may have large public impacts.