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| Title: | Territory and innovation behaviour in agri-food firms: does rurality matter? |
| Authors: | Garcia Alvarez-Coque, Jose-Maria
Lopez-Garcia Usach, T.
Sanchez Garcia, M. |
| Keywords: | Innovation
territory
rural/urban
agri-food firms |
| JEL Codes: | O18
P25
Q13
Q55 |
| Issue Date: | 2012-06 |
| Abstract: | Innovation behaviour of agri-food firms depends on firm structure but also on the
characteristics of the territory in which they are established. Spatial considerations are important to determine the propensity of a firm to innovate. Using a database of innovative and non-innovative agro-food firms located in the Autonomous Community of Valencia, the paper assesses the effect of firms’ variables and also the territorial features such as urban/rural areas, percentage of native population, education level of population and distance to technological institutes. Results show that rural areas are not a handicap for innovation but improved access to training services and technological institutes have a significant influence in innovation. |
| URI: | http://purl.umn.edu/126030 |
| Institution/Association: | European Association of Agricultural Economists>126th Seminar, June 27-29, 2012, Capri, Italy |
| Total Pages: | 13 |
| Collections: | 126th Seminar, June 27-29, 2012, Capri, Italy
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