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The Innovation System As A Pillar For A Knowledge-Based Economy – An Analysis Of Regional Diversity In Poland

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  • Wioletta Wierzbicka

    (Department of Macroeconomics Faculty of Economics University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn)

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The objective of the study was an evaluation of the regional diversity of the innovation system in Poland and changes which took place in this realm between 2009 and 2014. In the study, numerical taxonomy methods were used. A synthetic innovation index was built with the use of the non-model method.Theresults of analyses may be summarised as follows:regionaldisparitiesinthe levelof the innovationsystem inPolandhave slightlydecreased;however,theyarestillattheaveragelevel.This isconfirmedbythevalueofthevariabilityindex,whichdroppedfromthelevelof 31.6%in2009tothe levelof29.9%in2014.Regionalconvergenceintheareaoftheinnovationsystemwasaccompaniedby internal convergence and divergence processes occurring in parallel in provinces. Internal convergence processes were observed in 11 provinces, and internal divergence processes were observed in the remaining five provinces, yet in the case of three of them, i.e. Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Œwiêtokrzyskie and Warmiñsko-Mazurskie, such processes had a marginalising effect.

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  • Wioletta Wierzbicka, 2016. "The Innovation System As A Pillar For A Knowledge-Based Economy – An Analysis Of Regional Diversity In Poland," OLSZTYN ECONOMIC JOURNAL, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Faculty of Economic Sciences, vol. 11(4), pages 343-357, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:ole:journl:v:11:y:2016:i:4:p:343-357
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    Keywords

    knowledge-based economy; innovation system; synthetic innovation index; regional diversity; divergence; convergence;
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    • A1 - General Economics and Teaching - - General Economics
    • E0 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - General

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