Patentes, contratos de defensa e innovación en el sector de armamento militar en España, 1878-1939

Martos Gómez J.J.; Ortiz-Villajos J.M. · Revista de Historia Economica - Journal of Iberian and Latin American Economic History (2024) · DOI: 10.1017/s0212610923000149

Resumen

The paper analyses innovation in the military industry in Spain between 1878 and 1939 on the basis of patents and defence contracts. The high percentage of contracts for patented products (63%) is indicative of a remarkable relationship between patents and contracts. This is confirmed by the coincidence in the order of the top countries in both variables. The econometric test confirms the descriptive statistics and, in addition, shows that a priori more valuable patents (of invention, implemented, longer-lived and entrepreneurial) have a stronger correlation with contracts. From a sectoral perspective, a positive and significant correlation is also observed, although less intense than from a spatial perspective. The micro analysis confirms the close relationship of patents with the activity of the military armament sector, makes explicit the actors and channels of this relationship (import, local production and licensing) and explains the disparities observed in the aggregate analysis.

Instituciones: Universidad de Lima