The economics of standards pertains to the investigation of economic problems related to
standards. It was established as a field of research between 2000 and 2010 and has …

Technical standards in digital technology can now be utilised to gather numerous digital sub-
universes into the metaverse. However, how to create and implement guidance for the …

Agri-food global value chains (GVCs) have transformed food production and trade, fostering
efficiency and specialization across international borders and also introducing new …

Formal standards codify knowledge. Next to patents representing the generation of
innovative knowledge, standards can hence be used to proxy the diffusion of innovative …

The article explores and quantifies the intertwined relationship between trade sanctions,
Global Value Chains (GVC) participation and revealed comparative advantage (RCA). It …

The role of quality infrastructure, ie, regulation, standardization, metrology, conformity
assessment, and accreditation, is analyzed in the general context of socio-technical …

Strategy literature has paid attention to whether and how the timing of action leads to
competitive advantage. However, the answer to when firms should adopt a new process …

To examine the different roles of regulation and standards in the age of globalisation, we
hypothesize and investigate the relation of regulation and national and international …

A next generation of innovation in enabling and complementary green energy technologies
is needed to further accelerate the decarbonization of electricity systems. Few studies have …

Several studies investigating the trade effects of standardization have found a positive
impact of the number of international standards in a country on its trade volumes. While …