Contents: Foreword / by Richard Lipsey -- 1. Introduction : unravelling the relationship between standards and innovation / Richard Hawkins and Knut Blind -- Part I History, theory and evidence -- 2. Standards and innovation : a brief survey of empirical evidence and transmission mechanisms /...

<italic>This paper discusses how the concept of experience goods could be integrated conceptually into innovation studies. Experience goods are distinguishable in that their value or utility cannot be determined until after they have been consumed. The concept encompasses an enormous variety of consumer...</italic>