DRIVERS OF SCIENTIFIC-TECHNOLOGICAL PRODUCTION IN BRAZILIAN HIGHER EDUCATION AND RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS

ABSTRACT This article estimates a knowledge production function for Brazilian universities, relating their inputs of scientific activity, such as the total of academic and administrative personnel and investments in scientific research, among others, to their outputs, such as the number of publications and patents. The article applies econometric models for count data, such as the Negative Binomial, for the 2003-2011 period. The overall results show that the main determinants of Brazilian scientific and technological production are the size of the university, its nature (whether public or private), the ratio of teaching staff and graduate students, and total investments in research and research support.

摘要 本文针对巴西高校估算知识生产函数，将其科学活动的各类投入（包括学术与行政人员总数、科研投资等）与论文、专利数量等产出指标进行关联分析。本文采用负二项（Negative Binomial）等计数数据计量模型，针对2003-2011年的样本展开研究。整体结果表明，影响巴西科技产出的核心决定因素包括高校规模、办学性质（公立或私立）、教学人员与研究生配比，以及科研及科研支撑总投入。