Maza, Adolfo; Villaverde, José; Hierro, María - In: INVESTIGACIONES REGIONALES - Journal of REGIONAL RESEARCH (2014) 29, pp. 139-164
between patents (as a proxy for R&D) and economic growth across the Spanish provinces (NUTS3) over the period 1995-2010. In … patents on economic growth depends on the development degree of provinces. The results show, firstly, that patents act as a … growth driver. Secondly, that there is no evidence of spatial spillovers. And, thirdly, that the effect of patents on growth …