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Network Effects, Standardization, and the Internet: What Have We Learned From The DVD Vs. DIVX Battle?
Dranove, David; Gandal, Neil - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1999
standardization, that is, left alone the market may fail to achieve standardization when it is socially desirable and (2) even if the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005666918
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The Rules of Standard Setting Organizations: An Empirical Analysis
Chiao, Benjamin; Lerner, Josh; Tirole, Jean - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2007
This paper empirically explores standard-setting organizations’ policy choices. Consistent with Lerner-Tirole (2006), we find (a) a negative relationship between the extent to which an SSO is oriented to technology sponsors and the concession level required of sponsors and (b) a positive...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005792070
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Direct and Indirect Network Effects are Equivalent: A Comment on “Direct and Indirect Network Effects: Are They Equivalent?”
Church, Jeffrey; Gandal, Neil - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2012
do not, in the case of indirect network effects, make standardization more likely, but (ii) indirect network effects are … associated with excessive standardization. We show in Clements’ framework that neither of these results are correct …: standardization is more likely as the number of software firms increases and when the type of market equilibrium is unique— there are …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011084429
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Legal Evolution, Contract Evolution, and Standardization
Gennaioli, Nicola; Perotti, Enrico C; Ponzetto, Giacomo AM - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2014
law matures. Contract standardization avoids this cost, statically improving enforcement; but it crowds out innovative …
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