Title
COMPATIBILITY, STANDARDIZATION, AND NETWORK EFFECTS: SOME POLICY IMPLICATIONS
Author
Neil Gandal, Tel Aviv University
Date
1/22/2008
(Original Publish Date: 1/1/2002)
(Original Publish Date: 1/1/2002)
Abstract
Given the dramatic growth of the Internet and information technology industries in general, and the importance of interconnection in these networks, the economics of compatibility and standardization has become mainstream economics. In this paper, I examine several key policy aspects of standard setting in industries with network effects.
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