hiring standards in response to changes in market conditions has been emphasized in a classical contribution by Reder and …, suggesting that market clearing in labor markets is achieved by a combination of wage adjustments and changes in hiring standards. …

This paper presents a political economy model of public standards in an open economy model. We use the model to derive …-standardization?or `over-standardization?results, and which standards can be labeled as (producer)protectionist measures. …

hiring standards in response to changes in market conditions has been emphasized in a classical contribution by Reder and …, suggesting that market clearing in labor markets is achieved by a combination of wage adjustments and changes in hiring standards. …

Many high technology goods are based on standards that require several essential patents owned by different IP holders …

This paper discusses the design, implementation and use of standards from the perspective of transaction costs … economics. A proper design and implementation of standards may lead to a considerable reduction of transaction costs, which … shows that network externalities play a major role in the use of standards, and that, on the other hand, worldwide standards …