Interoperability

Standards

A standard is a recognized definition or format. In the IT world, standards allow for reliable data exchange and hardware interoperability regardless of the computer vendor, individual programmer, or network provider.

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Research Articles

Title	Author	Year
Logic and Limits of Ex Ante Competition in a Standard-Setting Environment, The This paper looks at whether ex ante (pre-standard) actions effectively prevent opportunistic firm behaviors.	Anne Layne-Farrar, Damien Geradin	2006
Coordinating Failures in Product Selection in Monopolistic Competition Models of Innovation This paper asks what economic factors affect which innovations are made.	Kiminori Matsuyama	2006
Patents and the Performance of Voluntary Standard Setting Organizations This paper looks the effect of making a firm’s technology part of a standard.	Marc Rysman, Tim S. Simcoe	2005
DVD Versus DIVX Standard War, The: Empirical Evidence of Network Effects and Preannouncement Effects This paper looks at how firms’ announcements about technology to media affect consumers and competition.	Neil Gandal, David Dranove	2002
Standardization Policy and International Trade This paper looks at whether government can set technology standards to limit trade from other nations.	Neil Gandal, Oz Shy	2001
Dynamics of Technological Adoption in Hardware/Software Systems, The: The Case of Compact Disc Players This paper considers why consumers adopt new technology.	Neil Gandal, Michael Kende	2000

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TAP Academics

Mark Schankerman
London School of Economics and Political Science
Innovation and Economic Growth, Open Source, Patents, Standards

Michael L. Katz
University of California, Berkeley
Interoperability, Intellectual Property, Competition Policy and Antitrust, Standards

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John Palfrey and Urs Gasser Discuss the Promise and Perils of Interconnected Systems

John Palfrey and Urs Gasser, both directors with Harvard’s Berkman Center for Internet & Society, recently published their latest book, "Interop: The Promise and Perils of Highly Interconnected Systems.” TAP recently had the opportunity to talk with the authors about interoperability and a few key points their newest collaboration presents.

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July 11, 2012

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Liberty Media Unit Says Standards Manipulated By Competitors

"There should be a concern. The standard-setting process can be used to manipulate the standards to be closer to what one company wants." — Nicholas Economides, Professor of Economics, New York University

Nicholas Economides
Forbes
October 12, 2011

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