Knowledge, Innovation and Agglomeration - regionalized multiple indicators and evidence from Brazil



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Chart 1. Innovation rate* of the firms, meso-regions, 2000,

* The innovation rate consists in the number of firms
that had implemented innovation among the whole of
firms.


□ New for national market


□ New for firm


Source: IBGE/PINTEC, 2000. Authors own elaboration.

Table 1. Regional distribution of well-evaluated courses, by micro-region, State of Sao

Paulo, 2002._________________________________________________________________

Micro-region

N° of
courses

Graduated Students

N°      %

Share of students
in well-evaluated
courses by micro-
_______
region_______

Sao Paulo

15

1.315

38,7

27,1

Campinas

6

421

12,4

39,9

Piracicaba

2

277

8,2

65,2

Sao Carlos

6

229

6,7

69,4

Bauru

3

158

4,7

45,7

Araraquara

2

155

4,6

66,8

Botucatu

2

127

3,7

100,0

Andradina

4

116

3,4

100,0

Sao José dos Campos

4

115

3,4

29,6

Guaratingueta

3

95

2,8

37,4

Jaboticabal

1

94

2,8

100,0

Rio Claro

1

75

2,2

100,0

Limeira

2

70

2,1

68,6

Sao José do Rio Preto

1

50

1,5

19,2

Sorocaba

1

31

0,9

10,2

Maiilia

2

30

0,9

21,9

Santos

1

21

0,6

4,0

Assis

1

15

0,4

22,4

Others__________________

0

0

0,0

__________0,0__________

Total___________________

57___

3.394

100

26,5_________

Source: MEC/INEP. Authors own elaboration.



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