Globalization and technological capabilities: evidence from Mexico’s patent records ca. 1870-1911
Using a new database of all patents issues in Mexico between 1870 and 1911, this paper explores the impact of the vast wave of technology imports into Mexico during the nineteenth century period of globalization. Historians have established that massive technology imports made possible sustained eco...
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ftunivchileojs:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/38653 2023-05-15T17:35:49+02:00 Globalization and technological capabilities: evidence from Mexico’s patent records ca. 1870-1911 Globalización y capacidades tecnológicas: evidencia de los registros de patentes de México ca. 1870-1911 Beatty, Edward 2016-01-22 text/html https://revistas.uchile.cl/index.php/EDE/article/view/38653 eng eng Departamento de Economía - Facultad de Economía y Negocios, Universidad de Chile. https://revistas.uchile.cl/index.php/EDE/article/view/38653/42990 https://revistas.uchile.cl/index.php/EDE/article/view/38653 Estudios de Economía; Vol. 42 No. 2 (2015): December; pp. 45-65 Estudios de Economía; Vol. 42 Núm. 2 (2015): December; pp. 45-65 0718-5286 0304-2758 Technology capabilities patents Tecnología capacidades patentes info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2016 ftunivchileojs 2022-05-26T08:10:02Z Using a new database of all patents issues in Mexico between 1870 and 1911, this paper explores the impact of the vast wave of technology imports into Mexico during the nineteenth century period of globalization. Historians have established that massive technology imports made possible sustained economic growth and early industrialization during this period, but have not systematically explored the degree to which the skills and know-how embodied in new imported technologies stimulated adaptive and inventive activity in Mexico. Did imported technologies stimulate local technological creativity, or were Mexican technicians largely isolated from the adoption and use of imported techniques? The evidence shows that imports did stimulate patenting activity by Mexicans, although this response was modest in relation to increased patenting by inventors from North Atlantic countries. In general, Mexican inventors focused on activities outside the core technical advances on the global frontier, and often on activities that were more entrepreneurial than technical, although we can observe several important exceptions. These findings support the argument that technological capabilities were scarce in Mexico and local technicians had few opportunities to engage with and learn from imported know-how. Usando una base de datos nuevos, compuesta por todas las patentes que fueron concedidas en México entre 1870 y 1911, este artículo se enfoca en el impacto que tuvo en México la gran importación tecnológica que caracterizó la intensa época de globalización del siglo XIX. Los historiadores han argumentado que la importación masiva de tecnología tuvo un impacto directo en el crecimiento económico y el desarrollo industrial que caracterizaron este periodo, pero hasta ahora, no se ha explorado cómo y de qué manera el conocimiento y la destreza de esta nueva tecnología se desarrollaron en México. ¿Se generó una nueva creatividad tecnológica en México? La evidencia nos demuestra que las importaciones tecnológicas tuvieron un impacto ... Article in Journal/Newspaper North Atlantic Portal de Revistas Académicas de la Universidad de Chile Tuvo ENVELOPE(13.782,13.782,67.054,67.054) |
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Using a new database of all patents issues in Mexico between 1870 and 1911, this paper explores the impact of the vast wave of technology imports into Mexico during the nineteenth century period of globalization. Historians have established that massive technology imports made possible sustained economic growth and early industrialization during this period, but have not systematically explored the degree to which the skills and know-how embodied in new imported technologies stimulated adaptive and inventive activity in Mexico. Did imported technologies stimulate local technological creativity, or were Mexican technicians largely isolated from the adoption and use of imported techniques? The evidence shows that imports did stimulate patenting activity by Mexicans, although this response was modest in relation to increased patenting by inventors from North Atlantic countries. In general, Mexican inventors focused on activities outside the core technical advances on the global frontier, and often on activities that were more entrepreneurial than technical, although we can observe several important exceptions. These findings support the argument that technological capabilities were scarce in Mexico and local technicians had few opportunities to engage with and learn from imported know-how. Usando una base de datos nuevos, compuesta por todas las patentes que fueron concedidas en México entre 1870 y 1911, este artículo se enfoca en el impacto que tuvo en México la gran importación tecnológica que caracterizó la intensa época de globalización del siglo XIX. Los historiadores han argumentado que la importación masiva de tecnología tuvo un impacto directo en el crecimiento económico y el desarrollo industrial que caracterizaron este periodo, pero hasta ahora, no se ha explorado cómo y de qué manera el conocimiento y la destreza de esta nueva tecnología se desarrollaron en México. ¿Se generó una nueva creatividad tecnológica en México? La evidencia nos demuestra que las importaciones tecnológicas tuvieron un impacto ... |
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