According to experts interviewed by Businessweek, developing countries that were responsible for contributing 37% of the world’s global output in 2000 are now responsible for more than 50%. Because of the global nature of the economy, the location of a company will become less apparent and, according to a Wharton School expert, will lead to less-than-adequate diversification by investors, as many markets will be correlated, and the location of a company will not necessarily be the primary driver to influence a stock’s price.