What Does Technology Spillover Refer to

question 14

Multiple Choice

What does technology spillover refer to

• A)the government's responsibility for subsidizing firms that are engaged in high-tech research
• B)a firm's research yields technological knowledge that can then be used by society as a whole
• C)when firms engaged in technology research are taxed by the government if that research causes negative externalities in the market
• D)when firms invest in the latest production technology, the cost of that technology "spills over" to the prices consumers must pay for the product

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