Diffusion of Regional Innovation Capabilities: Evidence from Italian Patent Data

Francesco Quatraro · 2008 · Regional Studies

Summary. Innovation capabilities spread faster in late-industrializing Italian regions than in early-industrializing ones, driven by learning dynamics within expanding propulsive sectors. The study uses patent data to track how manufacturing innovation diffuses regionally, showing that research and development investment and complementary economic structural changes accelerate this diffusion process.

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  title   = {Diffusion of Regional Innovation Capabilities: Evidence from Italian Patent Data},
  author  = {Francesco Quatraro},
  journal = {Regional Studies},
  year    = {2008},
  doi     = {10.1080/00343400802195162},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1080/00343400802195162}
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DOI

10.1080/00343400802195162

Countries

Italy

Regions

Europe

Categories

regional-innovation-systems, innovation-theory, general-innovation

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2026-04-28