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The Economics of Standardization

2000 | Peter Swann

This study, undertaken by the Manchester Business School for the UK Department of trade and industry (DTI), provides an overview and classification of the literature on standardization and different ways of standards setting (formal standards setting process versus consortia process). Standardizatio...

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Technical Barriers to Trade, Product Quality and Trade Margins: Firm-level evidence

2022 | DOAN Thi Thanh Ha

Utilizing matched firm-trade data, this study examines the effect of technical barriers to trade (TBTs) on trade margins and quality upgrading in Chinese manufacturing. We find that TBTs are associated with higher probability of exit. Surviving exporters enjoy larger sales and charge higher expor...

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Standards & Economic Growth: ISO Members’ Research on the Impact of Standards on Their National Economies

2021 | ISO

Many of us believe that standards have a positive impact on society, but with such a large range of standards types and topics, how can we measure this impact? ISO members around the globe have probed this question, asking ‘what is the impact of standards on our national economy’? We ...