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Abstract
The aim of this paper is to analyze the patterns of technological innovation
of the pesticide industry in Brazil in order to suggest industrial policies to reinforce the
firm’s competitiveness. The database is based on micro-data of the Technological
Innovation Survey (PINTEC) and the Yearly Industrial Survey (PIA) of the Brazilian
Statistical and Geography Bureau (IBGE) in 2005. Based on this database the Brazilian
industrial firms were classified into four categories according to their innovative capacity.
The main results show the existence of multinational subsidiaries as technological
leaders and follower firms, composed by national firms, which have reduced R&D
capabilities, focusing less technology-intensive products