Consider two countries: a "developing/poor" country and a "rich/developed" country. The main difference between them is that the "rich/developed" country is on the technological frontier, while the "developing/poor" country is not. Suppose you are giving advice to the governments of these two countries on patent policy: you can either recommend strengthening patent protection, or weakening it. Would your advice be the same for both countries? Explain.

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