In an interesting article on The Diplomat website, the question is asked, “How does industrial espionage affect economic growth?”
The article is based on a study by Erik Meyersson, an assistant professor at Stockholm School of Economics, who teamed up with Albrecht Glitz, an associate professor at Pompeu Fabra University.
The two academics analysed almost 200,000 informant reports in the old East German Ministry for State Security, otherwise known as the Stasi. [Read more…] about The effect of industrial espionage on economic growth