The Economics of Standards (The International Library of Critical Writings in Economics series, #312)
Book Details
Author(s)Albert N. Link
PublisherEdward Elgar Pub
ISBN / ASIN1784717312
ISBN-139781784717315
MarketplaceFrance 🇫🇷
Description
'Al Link has done a masterful job in selecting a broad set of papers that collectively present the state-of-the-art in economics and policy relating to standards and their role in promoting technological advancement and shaping competition across industry. This volume is an invaluable source to students of technological change and innovation and, by extension, to decision makers in government and industry. A must read.'
- Nicholas Vonortas, George Washington University, US
- Nicholas Vonortas, George Washington University, US
This comprehensive single volume includes seminal articles written by eminent scholars that study the role of standards in the competitive process, the diffusion of standards throughout industry and the role of the public sector in support of standards development.
With an original introduction by the editor, this volume is an excellent source of reference and provides an invaluable foundation for students and researchers interested in standards.
34 articles, dating from 1954 to 2012
Contributors include: P. A. David, J.Farrell, T. Bresnahan, S. Greenstein, G. Saloner, G. Tassey, S. Salop, J.T. Scott




