This paper aims to assess the relevance of different sources of TO for Brazilian industriesand to compare the results with those obtained in science-frontier countries. The paper uses microlevel data from PINTEC (2003). The paper covers two different sources of TO: extra-mural sourcesof...

This paper aims to add evidence on the role played by firms' technological competencies in the determination of their intensity of cooperation with other firms. Using a database composed by patents jointly filed by two or more firms in the European Patent Office, the paper: (i) finds no support...