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Industrial Complexity and Knowledge Bases in Networks: barriers to economic development and opportunities of the Health Economic-Industrial Complex in the Metropolitan Region of Rio de Janeiro

ABSTRACT

The productive structure plays a crucial role to promote regional economic development. The Economic Complexity approach illustrates the level of industrial sophistication, while the concept of Knowledge Bases offers insights into the characteristics of knowledge within a region. This paper aims to identify which industries and types of knowledge are necessary for the Health Economic-Industrial Complex (CEIS) to reach its potential. Complexity indicators have been created based on employment data and the relatedness of industries was assessed using occupational employment data. The geographic and sectoral scope of our study encompasses the Rio de Janeiro Metropolitan Region (RMRJ) and the industries that constitute the CEIS. Results point to two bottlenecks: firstly, the absence of the most complex industry within the CEIS; secondly, the lack of synthetic Knowledge Base-related occupations. This indicates that the CEIS is not operating at its full potential, thereby impacting regional economic development.

KEYWORDS:
Complexity; Knowledge; Productive Structure; Health Complex; Metropolitan Region of Rio de Janeiro

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