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

➜ 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