To Encourage Firms to Engage in Research and Development (R&D)

question 3

Multiple Choice

To encourage firms to engage in research and development (R&D) , governments grant temporary monopolies in the production of the goods that result from R&D called:

• A)patents.
• B)land grants.
• C)anti-trust exemptions.
• D)all of the above.

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Definitions:

Dissociative Identity Disorder

A severe form of dissociation, a mental process which produces a lack of connection in a person’s thoughts, memory, and sense of identity.

Distinct Personalities

The concept that an individual may exhibit different sets of traits, behaviors, and identities in various contexts, sometimes seen in dissociative identity disorder.

Dissociative Fugue

A rare psychiatric disorder characterized by reversible amnesia for personal identity, including the memories, personality, and other identifying characteristics of individuality.

Dissociative Amnesia

A dissociative disorder in which there is a complete or partial loss of the ability to recall personal information or identify past experiences.