Trade, innovation and agglomeration. A case study for Colombia

This paper focuses on the relationship between imports, innovation and population agglomeration within regions in Colombia. The main aim is to identify the source of trade that shapes the relationship between innovation and agglomeration, by distinguishing imports ac­cording to levels of technologic...

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Published in:Estudios gerenciales 2020-04, Vol.36 (155), p.156-166
Main Author: Guevara Rosero, Grace Carolina
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agglomeration
Colombia
Colômbia
comercio
comércio
innovación
innovation
Innovations
inovação
International trade
MANAGEMENT
Manufacturing
población
Population
população
Productivity
regional
Regions
Technology
trade
Trade liberalization
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Summary:This paper focuses on the relationship between imports, innovation and population agglomeration within regions in Colombia. The main aim is to identify the source of trade that shapes the relationship between innovation and agglomeration, by distinguishing imports ac­cording to levels of technological intensity. This study attempts to bridge two factors that have been studied separately: trade on the one hand; science, technology and innovation activity (STI), on the other. To control for unobserved heterogeneity, the Least Square Dummy Variable estimator with robust standard errors was employed. The results show that the technological intensity of imports has an impact on the agglomeration effect of STI activity. Moreover, the effect of STI activity on intra-regional agglomeration conditioned by imports varies according to regional characteristics.
ISSN:0123-5923
2665-6744
DOI:10.18046/j.estger.2020.155.3383