Inventors Often Obtain Patents on New Products and Processes,thereby Turning

question 90

Multiple Choice

Inventors often obtain patents on new products and processes,thereby turning new ideas into

• A)private goods and increasing the incentive to engage in research.
• B)private goods but decreasing the incentive to engage in research.
• C)public goods and increasing the incentive to engage in research.
• D)public goods but decreasing the incentive to engage in research.

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