Broadly Defined, Technological Advance

question 297

Multiple Choice

Broadly defined, technological advance

• A)can occur in the short run, long run, or very long run.
• B)comprises new and improved goods and services and/or new and improved ways of producing or distributing them.
• C)includes invention but not innovation or diffusion.
• D)includes product innovation but not process innovation.

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