Migration and Innovation Diffusion: An Eclectic Survey

Francesco Lissoni

Cahiers du GREThA (2007-2019) from Groupe de Recherche en Economie Théorique et Appliquée (GREThA)

Abstract: In the new era of mass migration, with highly skilled individuals playing a key role, the role of migration in innovation diffusion is a topical issue. The paper organizes several strands of literature, from the history of religious minorities to the spatial analysis of knowledge flows. Three main themes emerge: the distinction between mobility and migration, the directions of flows, and their contents. Migration supports diffusion from origin to host countries, but also in the opposite direction, as well as within and across destinations. Distinguishing between information access and knowledge exchanges remain a major item of the research agenda.

Keywords: migration; innovation; diffusion (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F22 J61 O33 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-geo, nep-his, nep-ino, nep-pr~, nep-lab, nep-mig, nep-tid and nep-ure
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