Structure and Location of Innovative Activity in the Italian Economy, 1981–85
- 1 January 1994
- journal article
- structure
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Economic Systems Research
- Vol. 6 (2) , 135-158
- https://doi.org/10.1080/09535319400000013
Abstract
An ‘innovative activity matrix’ is established from a recent ISTAT/CNR survey of innovation. After specifying the particularities of an innovative activity matrix in comparison with other flow matrices, we show that it is asymmetrical and clustered in parts of economic space. The structure of the innovative activity matrix is similar to that of the domestic and import requirement but not the capital flow matrix. Strong correlations indicate the following: that input–output analysis is useful for identifying the location of innovative activities in economic space; that it can be analyzed in an economically meaningful way; that its location is structured; and that, furthermore, it is structured in ways which are statistically related to economic activity. The paper ends with suggestions for the examination of possible causal relationships.Keywords
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