Abstract: The paper aims to study determinants for innovative capacity in the Spanish regions. To achieve this objective, the model developed by Furman, Porter and Stern (2002) was applied at a regional level, making it possible to test whether or not this model is applicable at the regional level; this constitutes a second objective of this work. To achieve these goals, an econometric study based on panel data methodology was carried out, estimating random effects, based on data from the National Statistics Institute. Empirical results reveal the importance of common innovation infrastructure and the quality of linkages as principal determinants for regional innovative capacity. Therefore, statistical results suggest that for the Spanish case, the dimensions of common infrastructure and the quality of linkages play a fundamental role in developing capacities for innovation in the regions, while the importance of entrepreneurial activity as a motor for generating innovations seems to be more limited in Spanish regions.

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