Structure and Location of Innovative Activity in the Italian Economy, 1981–85 |
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Authors: | Chris DeBresson Giorgio Sirilli Xiaoping Hu Fung Kwan Luk |
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Affiliation: | 1. University of Québec in Montreal , CP 6192, Suc ‘A’ Montréal, Québec , H3C 4R2 , Canada;2. Istituto di studi sulla Ricerca e Documentazione Scientifica, Cosiglio Nazionale delle Ricerca;3. Centre Inter-universitaire de Recherche sur la Science et la Technologie , Montreal , Quebec , Canada |
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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. |
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Keywords: | Innovation Italy innovative activity matrix graph analysis |
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