Technological endowments and their relationship with scientific production: An investigation of Brazilian states (2004 to 2023).

• Grant number: 25/08174-5
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master
• Start date: July 01, 2025
• End date: February 28, 2027
• Field of knowledge: Applied Social Sciences - Economics - Industrial Economics
• Principal Investigator: Mariane Santos Françoso
• Grantee: Bruno Renan Borgato
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Ciências e Letras (FCL). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Araraquara. Araraquara , SP, Brazil
• Associated research grant: 24/03647-0 - Regional diversification in Brazil: local aspects and policy prospects, AP.R

Abstract

The importance of science and technology flows for economic development has already been outlined in the literature, which shows that, as a country develops, interactions between scientific infrastructure and technological production intensify. These spillovers are not necessarily unidirectional, but can occur in several ways. At the same time, the literature on complexity highlights that the capabilities available in a given location are manifested in existing specializations. Based on these considerations, this project aims to investigate whether technological donations from a location influence the acquisition of new scientific specializations. To this end, data from patents from INPI and scientific publications available in SciVal organized at the level of Brazilian states will be used. These data will be evaluated through the construction of relational density indices and econometric analyses at the state level.