INNOVACIÓN TECNOLÓGICA Y CRECIMIENTO REGIONAL EN MÉXICO, 1995-2000

Abstract

Diverse studies have found evidence of a recent process of regional economic divergence in Mexico. In this study, the problem of the regional inequality is approached from the neoclassic model of convergence. The effect of the technological innovation in the process of regional economic growth in period 1995-2000 is analyzed, as well. The results confirm the existence of a process of regional economic divergence in this period. In such a context, the positive effect of the technological innovation not only favors growth, also promotes the regional divergence. This is associated to the recent performance of the activity of national innovation, the regional concentration of this activity, the degree of technological difussion, as well as the need to strengthen the regional technological policies.