Economic Development and Eco-innovation: An Analysis of the Non-linear Relationship in the EU-27

Resumen

Actualmente, la ecoinnovación es considerada como el motor para la transición verde. Este artículo analiza la relación entre el desarrollo económico y la ecoinnovación para la UE-27 en el periodo 2013-2022. Los resultados muestran una curva en forma de S en la relación entre ambas variables en estos países: un menor nivel de PIB per cápita implica que el crecimiento de la ecoinnovación es monotónicamente positivo o exponencial, sin embargo, un mayor nivel de desarrollo muestra que la ecoinnovación se estanca.

Palabras clave:

ecoinnovación, PIB per cápita, UE-27, relación no lineal, forma de S

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