WDR 2025 Seminar Series

2025

Environmental Standards: A Key Policy Instrument for Fostering Sustainable Development

SPEAKER: 
Stefan Ambec
INRAE Research Professor, Toulouse School of Economics

➜ Presentation

Quality Infrastructure Maturity Trajectories: Experiences and Perspectives from Advanced and Developing Economies

SPEAKERS: 
Ulrich Harmes-Liedtke
Expert in Quality Infrastructure (QI) and Economic Development Founding Partner at Mesopartner

Christian Schoen
Economist and Co-Founder of Mesopartner

Ann-Sara Ramkissoon
Doctoral candidate in development economics, University of Florence

➜ Presentation

Navigating Standards: The Impact of Technical Regulations and Voluntary Certifications on Firms’ Trade Strategies

➜ Presentation

➜ Papers: Protection or Protectionism | Building a New Reputation

Standard Sizes: The Government's Role in Diffusing Mass Production Techniques in the U.S., 1917–1960s

➜ Presentation

Appraising the Role of Standardization in India's Economic Development

SPEAKER: 
Anupam Kaul
Strategic Adviser (Quality & Standards)

➜ Presentation

Standards and Law: Key Issues in Development Contexts

Standards and the Regulation of Plastic Wastes in Developing Countries: A New Direction in Ending Plastic Pollution? ns

SPEAKER:
Kate O'Neill, Professor, Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, University of California—Berkeley

China’s Evolution in International Standardization: From Follower to Global Leader

SPEAKERS:
Prof. John Gong, Professor of economics at the University of International Business and Economics (UIBE)

Vanessa Y. Zhang, Head of Greater China Practice, an Executive Vice President of Compass Lexecon based in New York and Beijing

From Standards Adopter to Author: The Case of South Korea

SPEAKER:
Hee Jin Lee, Professor, Graduate School of International Studies, Yonsei University