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.
Fred > (sorry, this came off a bit too sharp :) Thanks for all the input, > anything > is better than nothing of course!) > > > 2013/4/8 Lodewijk <lodew...@effeietsanders.org> > >> However, those numbers are not exactly what I'm looking for. I do not >> want >> to know what it would be worth as a company, or how much people are >> willing >> to pay for it. But how big is the impact? How much positive value does >> Wikipedia add to the world economy? I hope this number is significantly >> higher than what people would be willing to donate (although it would >> give >> a far low minimum). >> >> >> 2013/4/8 Anders Wennersten <m...@anderswennersten.se> >> >>> In preparation of the strategic planning a few years ago, we at the >>> Audi >>> committee made some calculation to estimate the theoretical potential >>> of >>> donation from different perspectives, like what other NGO got. >>> >>> We then come to the standpoint that the potential was several times >>> that >>> of 2009-2010 donations. We have now already doubled that amount, and >>> perhaps we are getting closer to the theoretical potential, but this >>> gives >>> the estimate of a potential donation of something between 50-200 MUSD. >>> And >>> the benefit must surely be a few times of the potential donations, So >>> a >>> rough estimate of benefit based on this reasoning would be in the >>> magnitude >>> of 100-500 MUSD/year >>> Anders >>> >>> >>> Andrew Gray skrev 2013-04-08 14:36: >>> >>> The Economist had an estimate recently: >>>> >>>> http://www.economist.com/news/**finance-and-economics/** >>>> 21573091-how-quantify-gains-**internet-has-brought-** >>>> consumers-net-benefits<http://www.economist.com/news/finance-and-economics/21573091-how-quantify-gains-internet-has-brought-consumers-net-benefits> >>>> http://www.economist.com/**blogs/freeexchange/2013/03/**technology-2<http://www.economist.com/blogs/freeexchange/2013/03/technology-2> >>>> >>>> - of approximately $50m "value" to readers. It's a pretty vague >>>> estimate, but it's an interesting start. >>>> >>>> Andrew. >>>> >>>> On 8 April 2013 13:28, Lodewijk <lodew...@effeietsanders.org> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi all, >>>>> >>>>> Last weekend we had a discussion about how to 'sell' the importance >>>>> of >>>>> Wikipedia to economics-focused people (a.k.a. politicians etc), and >>>>> the >>>>> question came up on how much Wikipedia contributes to the global >>>>> economy. >>>>> Many people access it daily, and the information they get from that >>>>> might >>>>> help them to run businesses, be more efficient etc. Third world >>>>> countries >>>>> (and maybe even the rest of the world) might have better educated >>>>> people >>>>> thanks to Wikipedia, which might make better and more efficient >>>>> workers, >>>>> higher literacy and cheaper university educations. >>>>> >>>>> Has there been any scientific (or other) research on the effect >>>>> Wikipedia >>>>> has (or had) on the world economy, or even the economy of a specific >>>>> country/region? There are some numbers what Wikipedia would be >>>>> 'worth' >>>>> if >>>>> it were a commercial company, but that is not what I'm looking for. >>>>> What is >>>>> Wikipedia worth to society, the way it currently runs. >>>>> >>>>> Alternatively, are there similar studies to other knowledge >>>>> compendiums, or >>>>> even 'the internet'? >>>>> >>>>> Thanks for any pointers! >>>>> >>>>> Lodewijk >>>>> ______________________________**_________________ >>>>> Wikimedia-l mailing list >>>>> Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.**org <Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org> >>>>> Unsubscribe: >>>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/**mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l<https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> ______________________________**_________________ >>> Wikimedia-l mailing list >>> Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.**org <Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org> >>> Unsubscribe: >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/**mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l<https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l> >>> >> >> > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list > Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l > _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l
