Once a new technology spreads and is adopted by many countries:

A. the first country to use it may lose its comparative advantage.
B. the country will have to have strict intellectual property rights protections in place.
C. other countries will perfect it, putting them at an absolute advantage.
D. the first country to use it will lose its absolute advantage.


Answer: A

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