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Wigger, Christoph (2022). Who with whom? Untangling the effect of high-skilled immigration on innovation*. J. Econ. Geogr., 22 (2). S. 449 - 477. OXFORD: OXFORD UNIV PRESS. ISSN 1468-2710

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Abstract

I analyze how high-skilled immigration affects native, immigrant and collaborative innovation, using an IV approach that exploits exogenous variation in push factors of migration across origin regions and over time. The overall impact of high-skilled immigration on innovation is positive and substantial. High-skilled immigrants from developed regions of the world and with a PhD contribute by innovating themselves, enhancing native-immigrant and international collaborations, and spurring native innovation. I show that the latter effect is likely driven by the access to immigrants' origin specific knowledge. In contrast, while there is no evidence for a significant direct contribution of high-skilled immigrants from less developed regions and without a PhD to innovation, they contribute indirectly, by stimulating native innovation.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Wigger, Christoph UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-661323
DOI:	10.1093/jeg/lbab033
Journal or Publication Title:	J. Econ. Geogr.
Volume:	22
Number:	2
Page Range:	S. 449 - 477
Date:	2022
Publisher:	OXFORD UNIV PRESS
Place of Publication:	OXFORD
ISSN:	1468-2710
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language RESEARCH-AND-DEVELOPMENT; MIGRATION; MOBILITY; IMPACTS; TECHNOLOGY; EMIGRATION; COUNTRY; WORKERS; MATTER Multiple languages Economics; Geography Multiple languages
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/66132