Abstract

ALVAREZ, Esteban  and  GARCIA, William. INNOVATION DETERMINANTS: EVIDENCE IN THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR IN BOGOTA. Semest. Econ. [online]. 2012, vol.15, n.32, pp.129-160. ISSN 0120-6346.

The objective of this article is to analyze the innovation determinants in the manufacturing sector in the city of Bogota parting from different theoretical statements and results drawn form a generalized Tobit model that considers the statistical characteristics of data. It is found that the size of the firm, foreign capital, labor training and access to financing are the factors that influence the most the innovative activity in the analyzed case.

Keywords : Innovation; manufacturing sector; Bogota (Colombia); Tobit Generalized model.

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