摘要：This paper presents a literature review about the theory of Endogenous Economic Growth, through the approaches offered by Schumpeter and Romer. The main objectives of the paper consisted of: a) a review of the major theoretical aspects which determine growth, such as investments in research and development (R & D), distance from the technological frontier, firms’ size and the competitiveness intensity from both domestic and international markets; b) presenting empirical studies about Brazil, including the regions of São Paulo and Minas Gerais, which have demonstrated that in the country predominates small firms, outlying from the technological frontier and low intensity in innovation.
