But couldn't employees already create holes on purpose to sell them?
Most corporate programmers would have no idea who would buy such a thing or what the right price is. Making that market clear and making transactions easy should increase production. That's what every commodities market does. As an example, consider the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, the early history of which is well described here: http://www.amazon.com/The-Merc-Emergence-Financial-Powerhous...
Most corporate programmers would have no idea who would buy such a thing or what the right price is. Making that market clear and making transactions easy should increase production. That's what every commodities market does. As an example, consider the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, the early history of which is well described here: http://www.amazon.com/The-Merc-Emergence-Financial-Powerhous...