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Market creation in the public domain: an empirical analysis of microbes Per Stromberg a * , Tom Dedeurwaerdere b , Unai Pascual a a Department of Land Economy, University of Cambridge b Centre for the Philosophy of Law (CPDR), Université Catholique de Louvain.
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Market creation in the public domain: an empirical analysis of microbes Per Stromberga *, Tom Dedeurwaerdere b, Unai Pascual a a Department of Land Economy, University of Cambridge b Centre for the Philosophy of Law (CPDR), Université Catholique de Louvain Institutions for Providing Global Environmental Goods. Managing uncertainty, complexity and change in the field of biodiversity and climate change Brussels, 15-16 June 2006 *Corresponding author, pmjs2@cam.ac.uk
Overview • Introduction • Microbes, actors • Governance of the microbe flow • Theory • Preliminary findings • Discussion
What are microbes anyway? Fungi Values Biotec
Culture collections • Genebanks • Intertemporal supply • Origin • Individual to ATCC Anthrax Sport shoe fungi
Flow of microbes Providers Intermediary Users Scientists Microbial collection Academia Industry (Biotec) • Option value • Search cost www/@
B. Governing the microbe flow Hypothesis A two tier system of collections is emerging, that produces joint products: either private goods as inputs for public goods, or as inputs for private goods.
Theoretical frame 1. Actor Network Theory (Latour) 2. Public good theory (Cornes & Sandler) ‘INCENTIVES’…governance
Method • Interviews (incentives, classify good) • Survey: 384 collections of microbes, north-south • Next step: Econometrics
1.Actor Network Theory • Actors: people/objects/institutions • Heterogeneity, social & technical, inseparable • Translation: ‘glue’, societal order • Key: INCENTIVES • Challenge: simplicity
2.Public good theory • Public good • Private good
Focus of the collection Class of good Use Biodiversity Public good Basic knowledge/basic research Specialisation Private good Applied research, product development How to classify microbes?
Preliminary findings Regime shift: formal/commercial