Imagine That Encryption and Related Technologies Become So Advanced That

question 82

Essay

Imagine that encryption and related technologies become so advanced that the knowledge produced by research and development are as excludable as any other good,while technology remains nonrival.In a world in which technology is both nonrival and excludable,do the government policies of government spending on R&D,tax incentives for R&D,and patents continue to make sense?

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