Evaluation of military spending and its fffects on technological innovation in Ecuador: opportunities and limitation

This study analyzes the relationship between military spending and technological innovation in Ecuador, with the aim of determining whether defense investments have contributed to the country’s scientific and technological development. An econometric approach was applied, based on multiple regressio...

• Main Author: Cueva-Jiménez, María Gabriela (author)
• Other Authors: Bolagay Larrea, Julio Maximiliano (author)
• Format: article
• Language: spa
• Published: 2025
• Subjects: gasto militar ecuatoriano; innovación tecnológica dual; investigación y desarrollo en defensa; transferencia de tecnología militar-civil; capacidades industriales de defensa; política pública de innovación estratégica; ecuadorian military spending; dual-use technological innovation; defense-related research and development; military-to-civilian technology transfer; defense industrial capabilities; strategic public innovation policy
• Online Access: https://revistas.uteq.edu.ec/index.php/csye/article/view/995