Suppose You Were Interested in Increasing Technological Progress in Your

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Essay

Suppose you were interested in increasing technological progress in your country. Suggest some ways to do it.

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Definitions:

Moral Hazard

A situation in which one party engages in risky behavior knowing that it is protected against the risk by another party.

Asymmetric Information

A situation where one party in a transaction has more or superior information compared to another, often leading to an imbalance in the transaction.

Small Firms

Businesses often characterized by a small number of employees, limited market share, and possibly locally oriented markets.

Principal-Agent Problem

A situation in economics where there is a conflict of interest between a principal (such as a shareholder) and an agent of the principal (such as a manager), due to the agent having more information.