other rules in the literature. Furthermore we provide two characterizations. Finally, we present several approaches to this …

not yet been thoroughly addressed in the literature. This paper provides a general theoretical framework, in which homing … emergence of a specific equilibrium partition is a consequence of: (1) the structure of costs and benefits, (2) the degree and …

This paper aims to help policy makers identify how standards can contribute to the effective and cost … discuss what standards are, how the process of standardization works, and how standards are related to induced innovation and …-saving technologies. This broad perspective enables us to identify interesting economic dimensions of standards, such as their …