Spatial spillovers of innovation and transport in Brazil

Author(s)

Moralles, Herick Fernando ; Costa Silveira, Naijela Janaina ; do Nascimento Rebelatto, Daisy Aparecida

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: AREA DEVELOPMENT AND POLICY; v. 4, n. 4, p. 17-pg., 2019-10-02.

Abstract

This study examines the nature and magnitude of the direct and spillover effects of transport investment and innovation expenditures on the economic growth and social development of the 26 states and the Federal District of Brazil. A novel two-equation spatial econometric model is estimated and reveals five paradoxical (unexpected) outcomes in the relationships between economic development, social development, innovation and transport investment. These paradoxes in some cases reflect spatial competition and in others negative spillovers or self-reinforcing trends in innovation and social investment. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 10/18837-6 - Socio-economic development, transportation infrastructure and innovation: a spatial econometric study of the spillover effects in the Brazilian states
• Grantee: Herick Fernando Moralles
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate