INVENTIVE CITIES IN BRAZIL: HIERARCHY AND DETERMINANTS OF INVENTION

Authors

  • Eduardo Gonçalves Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora
    • Rodrigo Rodriguez Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora
      • Inácio Fernandes de Araújo Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora
        • Sara Monteiro dos Santos Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora

          DOI:

          https://doi.org/10.22456/2176-5456.64780

          Keywords:

          Regional innovation, Urban hierarchy, Patents

          Abstract

          The paper aims to analyze the relation between urban scale and inventive activities, measured by patents per capita, in two different periods (2001-2004 and 2006-2009) in Brazil. Based on data from the National Industrial Property Institute (Inpi), the Annual Social Information Report (Rais), The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) and the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (Capes), this paper presents the hierarchical distribution and the spatial agglomeration of inventive activities by means of power rules (Zipf Law), in addition to investigating the main determinants of patent activities in Brazilian municipalities based on spatial econometric models. The results reveal that urban scale has a significant impact on patenting activities as well as the capacity of university R&D, schooling of the workforce and the presence of medium and high technology industries.

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          Author Biography

          Eduardo Gonçalves, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora

          Departamento de Economia

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          Published

          2018-11-25

          How to Cite

          Gonçalves, E., Rodriguez, R., Araújo, I. F. de, & Santos, S. M. dos. (2018). INVENTIVE CITIES IN BRAZIL: HIERARCHY AND DETERMINANTS OF INVENTION. Análise Econômica, 36(71). https://doi.org/10.22456/2176-5456.64780

          Issue

          Vol. 36 No. 71 (2018): setembro de 2018

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