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Incentives for Technological Adoption
Consider two hypothetical economies, Econia and Labora. In Econia, the market price for metals and other industrial materials is high, and the prevailing interest rates for business loans are also high. In Labora, industrial materials are cheap, and interest rates are low. Assuming that wages for factory workers are identical in both economies, analyze which economy would likely have a stronger incentive to develop and adopt labor-saving machinery. Justify your conclusion by explaining how the components of the cost of using capital would differ between the two economies.
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