Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Económicas
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The economic value of knowledge-based activities in Spain and its regions

The economic value of knowledge-based activities in Spain and its regions

Project start date: 2016
Year of publication: 2017
Funding institution: Fundación Ramón Areces

The aim of this report is to quantify the value of knowledge-based economic activities in Spain and its regions. With this purpose a methodology has been developed and also a database at sectoral level for the different productive factors that contribute to knowledge.

The weight of knowledge-based GVA has increased in Spain up to a maximum of 60%. However, there are important differences among regions with a clear contrast between north and south. Knowlege-based productive factors explain 96% of Spain’s economic growth in the period 2000-2014, thus being the main driving force.

Recommended citation

Maudos, J., E. Benages and L. Hernández (2017). El valor económico de las actividades basadas en el conocimiento en España y sus regiones. Madrid: Fundación Ramón Areces.

RESEARCH TEAM

Universitat de València, Ivie and CUNEF
Universitat de València and Ivie

EDITING, DESIGN AND DOCUMENTATION

Julia Teschendorff Cooper