Many believe that technology is very costly to create, but cheap to transfer. For example, think of the personal computer. The technology underpinning the personal computer took a generation of time and a ton of money to create. However, now that the personal computer has been created, it is easy for others to purchase and reap the benefits. Canada has traditionally been more apt to create new technology, whereas China has traditionally been more apt to adopt technologies created elsewhere. These observations imply that growth:

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Ruby Miles

4 April, 07:32

Many believe that technology is very costly to create, but cheap to transfer. For example, think of the personal computer. The technology underpinning the personal computer took a generation of time and a ton of money to create. However, now that the personal computer has been created, it is easy for others to purchase and reap the benefits. Canada has traditionally been more apt to create new technology, whereas China has traditionally been more apt to adopt technologies created elsewhere. These observations imply that growth:

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Tara Potter · Answer 1

b. should be slower in a country that has to engage in the creation of new technologies and faster in countries that get to deploy technologies that have already been created elsewhere.

Explanation:

The previous excerpt does imply that in the end, growth is slower in countries that engage in the creation of pioneering technologies, rather than the countries who just adopt a technology that has already gained traction elsewhere.

Although the capability of the country to create such a technology implies heavy growth, it is not the case. Growth is measured through the function of time, and since it took a lot of time and resources for advanced countries to produce such technologies, growth isn't that high (despite the outcome of the technology). But, when a low-income country simply adopts the technology, growth exponentially rises.