Efficiency of innovation expenditure in the Brazilian manufacturing industry

This study aimed to identify whether 23 sectors of Brazilian manufacturing industry spent efficiently in innovation activities in the years 2003 and 2005, through data envelopment analysis, especially by the model of variable returns to scale. It was found that the level of efficiency has reduced co...

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Main Authors: Adriano Provezano Gomes, Luckas Sabione Lopes, Chrystian Soares Mendes
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Universidade Estadual de Campinas 2012-05-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Inovação
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Online Access:http://www.ige.unicamp.br/ojs/index.php/rbi/article/view/484