Regional differences in patent protection results of research and development in Poland Cover Image

Regionalne zróżnicowanie ochrony patentowej wyników działalności badawczo-rozwojowej w Polsce
Regional differences in patent protection results of research and development in Poland

Author(s): Rafał Wisła
Subject(s): Social development, Economic development, Socio-Economic Research
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego
Keywords: research and development activities; convergence; patent activity;

Summary/Abstract: This paper discuss issues related to measurement of research and development (R&D) activities using patent statistics, and the phenomenon of convergence into 16 Polish regions. The main discovery revealed based on empirical data analysis, is that compared regions show the very low level of convergence. However, it is worth to emphases high growth promotion (depending on the adopted criterion) of the following regions: lodzkie, zachodniopomorskie, swietokrzyskie, oraz lubuskie.

  • Issue Year: 28/2013
  • Issue No: 03 (2)
  • Page Range: 345 - 358
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Polish