Why does the government grant patents universally rather than just to those products that would not be developed without a patent?

What will be an ideal response?


The government has no way to know which products would be developed without a patent.

Economics

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a. sellers bear the entire burden of the tax. b. buyers bear the entire burden of the tax. c. burden of the tax will be always be equally divided between the buyers and the sellers. d. burden of the tax will be shared by the buyers and the sellers, but the division of the burden is not always equal.

Economics

Violent protests against the WTO meeting in Seattle reflected popular concerns over

A. the consequences of globalization. B. high tariffs. C. the lack of exports. D. the 2000 Presidential election outcome.

Economics

Since 1925, the longest recession in the United States lasted:

A. 120 months. B. 43 months. C. 60 months. D. 21 months.

Economics

the labor force participation rate is calculated by the percentage of the? working-age population that is in the labor force or

What will be an ideal response?

Economics