REFAH DÜZEYİ PATENT SAYISINI ETKİLER Mİ?

Öz

İnovasyon, yeni fikirlerin, ticari ve endüstriyel yöntemlerin yanı sıra teknolojilerin keşfedilmesi, geliştirilmesi, öğrenilmesi ve uygulanması için karmaşık ve devam eden bir süreç olarak tanımlanabilir. İnovasyon çabalarından elde edilen süreçlerin ve tekniklerin çoğu birikimli ve birbirine bağımlıdır. Bir ülkenin bu çabaları geliştirme yeteneği; eğitim kalitesi, araştırmayı destekleyecek altyapıların mevcudiyeti ve piyasaların sağlıklı işlemesine bağlıdır. İnovasyon ekonomik büyümede ve refah düzeyinde önemli bir rol oynamaktadır. Bu çalışmada refah düzeyinin inovasyon üzerindeki etkisini araştırmak için 2010-2017 dönemini kapsayan 36 OECD ülkesine ait veriler kullanılmıştır. Kurulan havuzlanmış regresyon modelinde bağımlı değişken patent sayısı iken; bağımsız değişkenler işgücü verimliliği, Ar-Ge harcamaları ve sosyal harcamalardır. Ar-Ge harcamalarının ve sosyal harcamaların patent sayısını pozitif yönde etkilediği bulunmuştur. Refah düzeyinin artması ülkenin inovasyon potansiyeline katkıda bulunarak büyümeyi destekleyecektir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• inovasyon
• refah düzeyi
• sosyal harcamalar

DOES THE WELFARE AFFECT THE NUMBER OF PATENTS?

Abstract

Innovation can be defined as a complex and ongoing process for the discovery, development, learning and implementation of technologies, as well as new ideas, commercial and industrial methods. Most of the processes and techniques from innovation efforts are cumulative and interdependent. The ability of a country to develop these efforts depends on the quality of education, the availability of infrastructures to support research and functioning of the markets. Innovation plays an important role in economic growth and welfare. In the study, data from 36 OECD countries covering the period 2010-2017 were used to investigate the impact of welfare on innovation. While the dependent variable was the number of patents in the pooled regression model established; independent variables are labour productivity, R&D spending and social spending. It was found that R&D spending and social spending positively affect the number of patents. Increasing welfare will contribute to the country's innovation potential and will support growth.

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