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We examine the role of signaling and of intrinsic benefits in the adoption of the individual elements of the voluntary LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) standards for green buildings. We use goodness-of-fit tests on data for all 442 LEED certified buildings and find that...
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with the adoption or resistance to the IT system based standardization. The study contributes to a limited body of …
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Many countries are tightening passenger vehicle fuel economy standards. The literature on passenger vehicle standards has used structural models to estimate their welfare effects. This paper provides the first empirical evidence on the effects of recently tightened fuel economy standards on...
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We study network effects in the diffusion of regulatory standards through international trade. Our results show that countries are more likely to domestically adopt regulations that they comply with while exporting. We find evidence of such diffusion primarily in regulations concerning...
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There is growing recognition that organizational innovations can have a major influence on the geography of economic activity. Yet, very little is known about the mechanisms and geographic preconditions underlying their diffusion, particularly at the global level. In this paper we seek to fill...
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tide by cooperating closely in the highly sensitive area of technical standardization. We offer an explanation of this … barriers to entry in global standardization processes. By partnering with Germany, one of the globe’s leading standards powers … standardization practice by working with an insider. For their part, German participants view the diffusion of standardization know …
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