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Innovation in the EU Convergence States And the New Member Countries

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  • Amaia Altuzarra

    (Department of Applied Economics, University of Basque Country)

  • Felipe Serrano

    (Department of Applied Economics, University of Basque Country)

Abstract

This paper aims to establish the relative positions of the 'convergence countries' and accession countries of the European Union in terms of innovation. These positions were obtained from the aggregation of different innovation variables using the Analysis of Multiples Correspondences. In this kind of multivariate analysis the first factor may be understood as a synthetic indicator, in this case particularly, as a synthetic indicator of innovative activity in the already mentioned countries. The analysis has shown that among the three 'convergence countries' (Spain, Portugal and Greece) only Spanish manufacture presents an innovating profile relatively better than the accession countries. Portuguese and Greek manufacture, on the contrary, presents a low innovating profile, specially, the latter.

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  • Amaia Altuzarra & Felipe Serrano, 2006. "Innovation in the EU Convergence States And the New Member Countries," Ekonomia, Cyprus Economic Society and University of Cyprus, vol. 9(2), pages 159-178, Winter.
    • Handle: RePEc:ekn:ekonom:v:9:y:2006:i:2:p:159-178
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    1. Altuzarra Amaia, 2010. "Convergence in the Innovative Performance of the European Union Countries," Transition Studies Review, Springer;Central Eastern European University Network (CEEUN), vol. 17(1), pages 22-38, May.

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    JEL classification:

    • L60 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Manufacturing - - - General
    • O31 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Innovation and Invention: Processes and Incentives
    • O3 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights

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