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Medientyp:
E-Book;
Bibliografie
Titel:
The economics of standards
:
theory, evidence, policy
Enthält:
Contents: 1. General Introduction -- Part I: The economic impacts of standards: theory -- 2. Introduction to Part I -- 3. A classification of standards by their economic effects -- 4. Specific economic impacts of standards -- Part II: The supply side of regulation: Definitions, legal implications and institutional framework of standards -- 5. Introduction to Part II -- 6. Definitions -- 7. Legal implications of formal standards -- 8. Institutional framework for the elaboration of formal standards -- Part III: The demand for standardization at standardization development organizations -- 9. Introduction to Part III -- 10. Theoretical hypotheses concerning the driving forces of standardization activities -- 11. Test of the sectoral model -- 12. Special focus: The impact of intellectual property rights on the propensity to standardize at standardization development organizations -- 13. Empirical test at the firm level -- 14. The role of standards in the service sector -- Part IV: The economic impacts of standards: Empirical evidence -- 15. Introduction to Part IV -- 16. The relationship between technical change and standardization: Virtuous or vicious circle? -- 17. The impact of technical standards on foreign trade -- 18. The macroeconomic impacts of innovation and standardization -- 19. Overall summary, future research and policy considerations -- Bibliography -- Appendices -- Index.
Anmerkungen:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-348) and index
Beschreibung:
This book provides a comprehensive overview of the important topic of standards, which remains a vastly under-researched field of empirical inquiry. It presents a variety of interesting empirical analyses which reveal the driving forces and the economic impacts of standardization both in the manufacturing and the service sector. The author begins by providing a detailed outline of the various types of standards and their possible economic impacts. Before providing empirical validation of the theoretical arguments, he discusses the influence of standards within the regulatory system. Among the other actors in the standardization process, the author focuses in particular on the role of the firm, which acts as the main impetus for the development and implementation of new standards. He also examines the fundamental link between technical change and standardization, to assess whether this relationship is a virtuous or vicious cycle. In this context, the impact of intellectual property rights within standardization is also highlighted. Another significant aspect is the consequences of standards for trade and their role in fostering or inhibiting international trade flows. Finally, the author investigates the effect on macroeconomic growth where, especially in the new economy, formal standards are a crucial source of codified and publicly available knowledge. The analysis is based on extensive microeconomic, sectoral and macroeconomic data, which allows the author to compare the various economic impacts of standards and derive important policy conclusions. This book is a comprehensive and scholarly treatment of the economics of standards which will undoubtedly inspire further research in the field. It will be required reading for industrial economists, R&D managers and policymakers involved with innovation and trade policy