Regional Growth and SMEs in Brazil: A Spatial Panel Approach

被引：38

作者：

Cravo, Tulio A. ^{[1
]}

Becker, Bettina ^{[2
]}

Gourlay, Adrian ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] Pontificia Univ Catolica Rio Grande do Sul, Dept Econ, Porto Alegre, Brazil

[2] Aston Univ, Aston Business Sch, Birmingham B4 7ET, W Midlands, England

[3] Univ Loughborough, Dept Econ, Leicester LE11 3TU, Leics, England

来源：

REGIONAL STUDIES | 2015年 / 49卷 / 12期

关键词：

Firm size; Market structure; Regional economic growth; Spatial panel econometrics; Entrepreneurship; ECONOMIC-GROWTH; ENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITY; CONVERGENCE PROCESS; INCOME CONVERGENCE; EUROPEAN-UNION; KNOWLEDGE; DYNAMICS; EXTERNALITIES; HETEROGENEITY; ECONOMETRICS;

D O I：

10.1080/00343404.2014.890704

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

020101 [政治经济学];

摘要：

Cravo T. A., Becker B. and Gourlay A. Regional growth and SMEs in Brazil: a spatial panel approach, Regional Studies. This paper examines economic growth for a panel of 508 Brazilian micro-regions for the period 1980-2004, using spatial econometrics and paying particular attention to the importance of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The findings indicate the presence of spatial dependence in the process of economic growth and the existence of two spatial regimes in Brazil. The human capital level of the whole population is an important growth determinant, but does not generate positive spillovers. Furthermore, human capital embodied in SMEs is more important than the size of this sector for regional growth and SME activity generates positive spatial spillovers.

引用

页码：1995 / 2016

页数：22

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