Abstract
This chapter compares the level, pattern and trend of British innovative activities with those of other countries, and analyses the degree to which national differences in innovative activities are related to one important aspect of national economic performance: shares of world manufacturing exports. We begin by discussing the problems and possibilities of measuring innovative activities.KeywordsInnovative ActivityTechnical InnovationExport PerformancePatent ActivityPatent DataThese keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.
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BusinessManufacturing sectorIndustrial organizationEconomic geographyInternational tradeRegional scienceEconomicsInternational economicsGeography
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- 1980
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- book-chapter
- Pages
- 38-66
- Citations
- 65
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Keith Pavitt,
Luc Soete
(1980).
Innovative Activities and Export Shares: some Comparisons between Industries and Countries.
Palgrave Macmillan UK eBooks
, 38-66.
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-06381-9_3
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- 10.1007/978-1-349-06381-9_3