El papel de los intangibles en la convergencia de las empresas españolas a la frontera tecnológica europea

  1. Dolores Añón Higón 1
  2. Juan A. Máñez 1
  3. María E. Rochina Barrachina 1
  4. Amparo Sanchis 1
  5. Juan A. Sanchis 1
  1. 1 Universitat de València
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    Universitat de València

    Valencia, España

    ROR https://ror.org/043nxc105

Revista:
Economía industrial

ISSN: 0422-2784

Año de publicación: 2019

Título del ejemplar: Activos Intangibles

Número: 414

Páginas: 81-92

Tipo: Artículo

Otras publicaciones en: Economía industrial

Resumen

Este artículo investiga el papel de los activos intangibles en la convergencia de las empresas manufactureras españolas hacia la frontera tecnológica europea. Utilizando datos de AMADEUS para 2003-2014, se estima la Productividad Total de los Factores a nivel de empresa e identificamos a las empresas europeas en la frontera tecnológica del sector. Los datos de intangibles, agrupados en tres categorías a nivel de sector (información digitalizada, propiedad de la innovación y competencias económicas), proceden de la Fundación CotecIVIE. Los resultados indican que una mayor inversión en intangibles contribuye significativamente a la convergencia de las empresas españolas hacia la frontera tecnológica europea.

Información de financiación

Los autores agradecen la financiación recibida del Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Competitividad y de la Agencia Estatal de Investigación Española (Proyecto ECO2017-86793-R, cofinanciado con fondos FEDER) y de la Generalitat Valenciana (PROMETEU/2019/095)

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