Vivimos en un tiempo caracterizado por una profunda transformación
tecnológica dentro de economías que operan a escala global. En este contexto,
la innovación aparece como un factor clave para la mejora de las condiciones
productivas de un sistema económico, que en el caso europeo, es fundamental
para mejorar la competitividad de las economías de la zona.
Este trabajo indaga sobre la vinculación entre gasto en innovación y nivel
de renta en quince países europeos, estudiándose la existencia de grupos de
naciones que presentan pautas similares de gasto en I+D+i. Para ello, se han
utilizado tanto el análisis de correlaciones como el quick cluster.______________________________________________We are living a time in which the economies are operating on a global scale
and are affected by an intense technological change. In this context, innovation
emerges as a key factor to enhance the productivity in the economic systems.
This variable becomes fundamental for increasing the competitiveness of
European economies.
This paper inquires into the link between investment in innovation and
income level in 15 European countries, not only studying each of them, but
also trying to find groups with similar spending patterns of behaviour. It has
been taken into account variables such as the level and composition of R&D
outlays, the proportion of this investment into the GDP and how much of it is
spent by Public Sector. Correlation analysis and quick cluster have been the
statistical tools used to undertake this task.