Bruna, FernandoFernández-Sastre, Juan2021-12-222021-12-222021Bruna, F., & Fernández-Sastre, J. (2021). Regional characteristics and the decision to innovate in a developing country: A multilevel analysis of Ecuadorian firms. Papers in Regional Science, 100(6), 1337–1354. https://doi.org/10.1111/pirs.126321056-8190http://hdl.handle.net/2183/29207Financiado para publicación en acceso aberto: Universidade da Coruña/CISUG[Abstract] This is the first study that uses multilevel modelling to analyse regional influence on the decision to invest in innovation activities of firms in a single developing country, Ecuador. Our results indicate that the decision to invest in R&D and in other innovation activities are conditioned by the region in which the firm is located. Regional loan volume, orientation towards knowledge exploitation and intra-regional-sectorial R&D spillovers are positively associated with both types of innovation activities, while regional levels of co-operation and inter-regional R&D spillovers are only positively associated with the probability of investing in other innovation activitiesengAtribución-NoComercial-SinDerivadas 4.0 Internacionalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/Co-operationInnovation activitiesKnowledge exploitationR&DRegional innovation systemjournal articleopen access10.1111/pirs.12632