Research Article

Differences in Efficiency of Innovation Performance among Middle Income Countries: An Empirical Approach

Volume: 5 Number: 2 October 24, 2019
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Differences in Efficiency of Innovation Performance among Middle Income Countries: An Empirical Approach

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to determine empirically the differences in the efficiency of innovation performance in middle-income countries. To achieve this aim, it was used cluster analysis which is one of the multivariate statistical techniques. Ward’s agglomerative hierarchical method was employed for cluster analysis. In determining efficiency of innovation performance, it was followed process suggested by Kula and Ünlü (2019). So, cluster analysis was performed separately for inputs and outputs indicators. Secondly, discriminant analysis was used to identify factors that lead to differences in the efficiency. According to the World Bank's income classification, it was included a total of 54 countries, including 23 lower-middle income and 31 upper-middle income. The data used in the analysis was obtained from Global Innovation Index. The findings confirm the existence of the inefficiency problem in terms of innovation performance in the middle income countries. 

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Economics

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

October 24, 2019

Submission Date

May 20, 2019

Acceptance Date

July 29, 2019

Published in Issue

Year 2019 Volume: 5 Number: 2

APA
Ünlü, F. (2019). Differences in Efficiency of Innovation Performance among Middle Income Countries: An Empirical Approach. Uluslararası Ekonomi Ve Yenilik Dergisi, 5(2), 213-229. https://doi.org/10.20979/ueyd.567962

Cited By

International Journal of Economics and Innovation

Karadeniz Technical University, Department of Economics, 61080, Trabzon/Türkiye

https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/ueyd


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