Assessing Brazil’s information diffusion power: a structural hole approach

The objective of this article is to verify the sectors’ capacity to diffuse information and knowledge in the Brazilian economy between 2010 and 2015. The input-output technique is used with contributions in network theory and the Structural hole concept, developed by Burt (1992). The results indicat...

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Published in:Economia aplicada 2020-06, Vol.24 (2), p.273-290
Main Authors: Morrone, Henrique, Marquetti, Adalmir, Tatsch, Ana, Dathein, Ricardo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Information and knowledge Diffusion, networks, Qualitative input-output
Information dissemination
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Summary:The objective of this article is to verify the sectors’ capacity to diffuse information and knowledge in the Brazilian economy between 2010 and 2015. The input-output technique is used with contributions in network theory and the Structural hole concept, developed by Burt (1992). The results indicate a relevant capacity to diffuse information and knowledge in the economy. This capacity declined in this period. There is a small decline in the diffusion power of the manufacturing and non-manufacturing sectors between the years 2010 and 2015. Low, medium-low and medium technological activities showed a strong capacity to disseminate information throughout the network.
ISSN:1413-8050
1980-5330
1980-5530
DOI:10.11606/1980-5330/ea153817