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Davos AM23 - Bricks or Clicks: What Kind of Investment do Economies Need? - Original

Many countries now invest more in intangible assets, such as IP, than in tangible assets like buildings and machinery, with consequences for innovation, productivity, market concentration and more. What does the rise of the intangible economy mean and how should policy-makers respond?

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