Details about Stefano Breschi

Homepage:	https://www.unibocconi.it/en/faculty/stefano-breschi
Phone:	+39-3474816584
Postal address:	Via Sarfatti 25 20136 Milan (Italy)
Workplace:	Knowledge, Internationalization and Technology Studies (KITeS/CESPRI), Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi (Bocconi University), (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2024

1. New entrants, incumbents, and the search for knowledge: the role of job title ambiguity in the US information and communication technology industry, 2004–2014
   Post-Print, HAL
   See also Journal Article New entrants, incumbents, and the search for knowledge: the role of job title ambiguity in the US information and communication technology industry, 2004–2014, Industrial and Corporate Change, Oxford University Press and the Associazione ICC (2024) (2024)

2022

2. The Differential Impact of Intrafirm Collaboration and Technological Network Centrality on Employees’ Likelihood of Leaving the Firm
   Post-Print, HAL View citations (9)
   Also in Post-Print, HAL (2017)
   Post-Print, HAL (2017)
   See also Journal Article The Differential Impact of Intrafirm Collaboration and Technological Network Centrality on Employees’ Likelihood of Leaving the Firm, Organization Science, INFORMS (2022) View citations (9) (2022)

2021

3. Job Titles and Knowledge Workers’ Mobility
   Post-Print, HAL

2020

4. Return migrants’ self-selection: Evidence for Indian inventors
   Post-Print, HAL
   Also in Post-Print, HAL (2018) View citations (8)
   Cahiers du GREThA (2007-2019), Groupe de Recherche en Economie Théorique et Appliquée (GREThA) (2018) View citations (8)
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2018) View citations (10)
   See also Chapter Return Migrants' Self-Selection: Evidence for Indian Inventors, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2018) View citations (8) (2018)

2019

5. Does India gain from high-skilled migration to the US?
   Post-Print, HAL
6. Levelling the playing field: Dissecting the gender gap in the funding of start-ups
   OECD Science, Technology and Industry Policy Papers, OECD Publishing View citations (1)
7. Progress and Potential: A profile of women inventors on U.S. patents
   Post-Print, HAL View citations (6)
8. Public research and innovative entrepreneurship: Preliminary cross-country evidence from micro data
   OECD Science, Technology and Industry Policy Papers, OECD Publishing View citations (1)

2018

9. A portrait of innovative start-ups across countries
   OECD Science, Technology and Industry Working Papers, OECD Publishing View citations (11)
10. Divide to connect: Reorganization through R&D unit spinout as linking context of intra-corporate networks
    Post-Print, HAL View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Divide to connect: Reorganization through R&D unit spinout as linking context of intra-corporate networks, Research Policy, Elsevier (2018) View citations (4) (2018)
11. The Differential Impact of Intra-Firm Collaboration and Knowledge Network Centrality on Employees’ Likelihood of Leaving the Firm
    Post-Print, HAL
12. The effect of social and knowledge interdependencies on employee mobility and entrepreneurship
    Post-Print, HAL

2015

13. Foreign inventors in the US: Testing for Diaspora and Brain Gain Effects
    RFBerlin Discussion Paper Series, ROCKWOOL Foundation Berlin (RFBerlin) View citations (14)
14. Foreign inventors in the US:\r\n Testing for Diaspora and Brain Gain Effects
    Cahiers du GREThA (2007-2019), Groupe de Recherche en Economie Théorique et Appliquée (GREThA) View citations (7)
15. Foreign-origin inventors in the USA: testing for diaspora and brain gain effects
    Post-Print, HAL
    Also in Post-Print, HAL (2015)
    See also Journal Article Foreign-origin inventors in the USA: testing for diaspora and brain gain effects, Journal of Economic Geography, Oxford University Press (2017) View citations (74) (2017)

2014

16. Inventor Data for Research on Migration and Innovation: A Survey and a Pilot
    WIPO Economic Research Working Papers, World Intellectual Property Organization - Economics and Statistics Division View citations (36)
17. The role of external linkages and gatekeepers for the renewal and expansion of U.S. cities’ knowledge base, 1990-2004
    Papers in Evolutionary Economic Geography (PEEG), Utrecht University, Department of Human Geography and Spatial Planning, Group Economic Geography View citations (14)
    See also Journal Article The Role of External Linkages and Gatekeepers for the Renewal and Expansion of US Cities' Knowledge Base, 1990-2004, Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals (2015) View citations (40) (2015)

2009

18. European Policy Favouring Networks in ICT
    Post-Print, HAL View citations (1)
    Also in Université Paris1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (Post-Print and Working Papers), HAL (2009) View citations (1)
    See also Chapter European Policy Favouring Networks in ICT, Chapters, Edward Elgar Publishing (2009) View citations (1) (2009)
19. Knowledge Search and Strategic Alliance: Evidence from the Electronics Industry
    Post-Print, HAL
    Also in Université Paris1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (Post-Print and Working Papers), HAL (2009)
    See also Chapter Knowledge Search and Strategic Alliance: Evidence from the Electronics Industry, Chapters, Edward Elgar Publishing (2009) (2009)
20. Networked research: European policy intervention in ICTs
    Université Paris1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (Post-Print and Working Papers), HAL View citations (19)
    Also in Post-Print, HAL (2009) View citations (16)

2006

21. Mobility of inventors and the geography of knowledge spillovers. New evidence on US data
    KITeS Working Papers, KITeS, Centre for Knowledge, Internationalization and Technology Studies, Universita' Bocconi, Milano, Italy View citations (45)
22. The exploration of knowledge networks through patent citations
    Université Paris1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (Post-Print and Working Papers), HAL
    Also in Post-Print, HAL (2006)
    See also Chapter The Exploration of Knowledge Networks through Patent Citations, Chapters, Edward Elgar Publishing (2006) (2006)
23. University patenting and scientific productivity. A quantitative study of Italian academic inventors
    KITeS Working Papers, KITeS, Centre for Knowledge, Internationalization and Technology Studies, Universita' Bocconi, Milano, Italy View citations (51)

2005

24. The Scientific Productivity of Academic Inventors: New Evidence From Italian Data
    KITeS Working Papers, KITeS, Centre for Knowledge, Internationalization and Technology Studies, Universita' Bocconi, Milano, Italy View citations (21)
    See also Journal Article THE SCIENTIFIC PRODUCTIVITY OF ACADEMIC INVENTORS: NEW EVIDENCE FROM ITALIAN DATA, Economics of Innovation and New Technology, Taylor & Francis Journals (2007) View citations (87) (2007)

2004

25. Knowledge networks from patent data: Methodological issues and research targets
    KITeS Working Papers, KITeS, Centre for Knowledge, Internationalization and Technology Studies, Universita' Bocconi, Milano, Italy View citations (86)

2003

26. Mobility and Social Networks: Localised Knowledge Spillovers Revisited
    KITeS Working Papers, KITeS, Centre for Knowledge, Internationalization and Technology Studies, Universita' Bocconi, Milano, Italy View citations (127)

2002

27. Networks of Inventors and the Location of University Research: An Exploration of Italian Data
    KITeS Working Papers, KITeS, Centre for Knowledge, Internationalization and Technology Studies, Universita' Bocconi, Milano, Italy View citations (12)
28. Unveiling the Texture of a European Research Area: Emergence of Oligarchic Networks under EU Framework Programmes
    KITeS Working Papers, KITeS, Centre for Knowledge, Internationalization and Technology Studies, Universita' Bocconi, Milano, Italy View citations (47)

2001

29. Knowledge spillovers and local innovation systems: a critical survey
    LIUC Papers in Economics, Cattaneo University (LIUC) View citations (611)
    Also in ERSA conference papers, European Regional Science Association (2000) View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article Knowledge Spillovers and Local Innovation Systems: A Critical Survey, Industrial and Corporate Change, Oxford University Press and the Associazione ICC (2001) View citations (618) (2001)

2000

30. Does 'Clustering' really help firms'innovative activities?
    KITeS Working Papers, KITeS, Centre for Knowledge, Internationalization and Technology Studies, Universita' Bocconi, Milano, Italy View citations (6)

1998

31. Agglomeration economies, knowledge spillovers, technological diversity and spatial clustering of innovations
    LIUC Papers in Economics, Cattaneo University (LIUC) View citations (5)
32. Spatial patterns of innovation and trade competitiveness
    ERSA conference papers, European Regional Science Association

1996

33. Technological change and international competitiveness: the case of Switzerland
    LIUC Papers in Economics, Cattaneo University (LIUC) View citations (3)

1991

34. A Selection Model of Economic Competition: The Role of Market Power and Technological Change
    Working Papers, Universita' Politecnica delle Marche (I), Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche e Sociali

Journal Articles

2025

1. On Resource Complementarity Among Startups, Accelerators, and Financial Investors: A Large-Scale Analysis of Sorting and Value Creation
   Organization Science, 2025, 36, (5), 1764-1785 View citations (2)

2024

2. ERC science and invention: Does ERC break free from the EU Paradox?
   Research Policy, 2024, 53, (8) View citations (4)
3. New entrants, incumbents, and the search for knowledge: the role of job title ambiguity in the US information and communication technology industry, 2004–2014
   Industrial and Corporate Change, 2024, 33, (1), 172-193
   See also Working Paper New entrants, incumbents, and the search for knowledge: the role of job title ambiguity in the US information and communication technology industry, 2004–2014, Post-Print (2024) (2024)
4. Returnees and innovation: evidence from Chinese publicly listed firms
   Science and Public Policy, 2024, 51, (5), 861-878 View citations (1)

2023

5. Gender Bias in Entrepreneurship: What is the Role of the Founders’ Entrepreneurial Background?
   Journal of Business Ethics, 2023, 187, (2), 325-346 View citations (8)

2022

6. The Differential Impact of Intrafirm Collaboration and Technological Network Centrality on Employees’ Likelihood of Leaving the Firm
   Organization Science, 2022, 33, (6), 2250-2273 View citations (9)
   See also Working Paper The Differential Impact of Intrafirm Collaboration and Technological Network Centrality on Employees’ Likelihood of Leaving the Firm, Post-Print (2022) View citations (9) (2022)

2021

7. Are start-ups funded by public venture capital different? New cross-country evidence from micro-data
   (Executive forum: the scale-up gap: and how to address it)
   Industrial and Corporate Change, 2021, 30, (6), 1615-1632 View citations (1)
8. Introduction to the special issue in honor of Luigi Orsenigo
   Journal of Evolutionary Economics, 2021, 31, (5), 1389-1403

2020

9. STEM migration, research, and innovation
   Research Policy, 2020, 49, (9) View citations (12)

2018

10. Divide to connect: Reorganization through R&D unit spinout as linking context of intra-corporate networks
    Research Policy, 2018, 47, (9), 1585-1600 View citations (4)
    See also Working Paper Divide to connect: Reorganization through R&D unit spinout as linking context of intra-corporate networks, Post-Print (2018) View citations (4) (2018)

2017

11. Foreign-origin inventors in the USA: testing for diaspora and brain gain effects
    Journal of Economic Geography, 2017, 17, (5), 1009-1038 View citations (74)
    See also Working Paper Foreign-origin inventors in the USA: testing for diaspora and brain gain effects, Post-Print (2015) (2015)

2015

12. The Role of External Linkages and Gatekeepers for the Renewal and Expansion of US Cities' Knowledge Base, 1990-2004
    Regional Studies, 2015, 49, (5), 782-797 View citations (40)
    See also Working Paper The role of external linkages and gatekeepers for the renewal and expansion of U.S. cities’ knowledge base, 1990-2004, Papers in Evolutionary Economic Geography (PEEG) (2014) View citations (14) (2014)

2013

13. Multiplexity, Growth Mechanisms and Structural Variety in Scientific Collaboration Networks
    Industry and Innovation, 2013, 20, (3), 185-194 View citations (7)

2012

14. Set them free: scientists' evaluations of the benefits and costs of university--industry research collaboration
    Industrial and Corporate Change, 2012, 21, (5), 1117-1147 View citations (68)

2011

15. Assessing the scientific and technological output of EU Framework Programmes: evidence from the FP6 projects in the ICT field
    Scientometrics, 2011, 88, (1), 239-257 View citations (12)

2010

16. Spatial patterns of inventors' mobility: Evidence on US urban areas
    Papers in Regional Science, 2010, 89, (2), 235-250 View citations (11)
17. Tracing the links between science and technology: An exploratory analysis of scientists' and inventors' networks
    Research Policy, 2010, 39, (1), 14-26 View citations (96)

2009

18. Mobility of skilled workers and co-invention networks: an anatomy of localized knowledge flows
    Journal of Economic Geography, 2009, 9, (4), 439-468 View citations (523)

2007

19. L'attivit? brevettuale dei docenti universitari: l'Italia in un confronto internazionale
    ECONOMIA E POLITICA INDUSTRIALE, 2007, 2007/2, (2), 43-70 View citations (5)
20. THE SCIENTIFIC PRODUCTIVITY OF ACADEMIC INVENTORS: NEW EVIDENCE FROM ITALIAN DATA
    Economics of Innovation and New Technology, 2007, 16, (2), 101-118 View citations (87)
    See also Working Paper The Scientific Productivity of Academic Inventors: New Evidence From Italian Data, KITeS Working Papers (2005) View citations (21) (2005)

2005

21. "Cross-firm" Inventors and Social Networks: Localised Knowledge Spillovers Revisited
    Annals of Economics and Statistics, 2005, (79-80), 189-209 View citations (37)
    See also Chapter "Cross-Firm" Inventors and Social Networks: Localized Knowledge Spillovers Revisited, NBER Chapters, 2010, 189-209 (2010) View citations (3) (2010)
22. From Publishing to Patenting: do Productive Scientists Turn into Academi Inventors ?
    Revue d'Économie Industrielle, 2005, 110, (1), 75-102 View citations (29)

2004

23. Networks of inventors and the role of academia: an exploration of Italian patent data
    Research Policy, 2004, 33, (1), 127-145 View citations (222)

2003

24. Are firms in clusters really more innovative?
    Economics of Innovation and New Technology, 2003, 12, (4), 325-342 View citations (113)
25. Knowledge-relatedness in firm technological diversification
    Research Policy, 2003, 32, (1), 69-87 View citations (436)

2001

26. Knowledge Spillovers and Local Innovation Systems: A Critical Survey
    Industrial and Corporate Change, 2001, 10, (4), 975-1005 View citations (618)
    See also Working Paper Knowledge spillovers and local innovation systems: a critical survey, LIUC Papers in Economics (2001) View citations (611) (2001)
27. The Geography of Innovation and Economic Clustering: Some Introductory Notes
    Industrial and Corporate Change, 2001, 10, (4), 817-33 View citations (94)
28. articles: Localised knowledge spillovers vs. innovative milieux: Knowledge "tacitness" reconsidered
    Papers in Regional Science, 2001, 80, (3), 255-273 View citations (153)

2000

29. Technological Regimes and Schumpeterian Patterns of Innovation
    Economic Journal, 2000, 110, (463), 388-410 View citations (469)
30. The Geography of Innovation: A Cross-sector Analysis
    Regional Studies, 2000, 34, (3), 213-229 View citations (99)

Edited books

2007

1. Clusters, Networks, and Innovation
   OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press

Chapters

2018

1. Return Migrants' Self-Selection: Evidence for Indian Inventors
   A chapter in The Roles of Immigrants and Foreign Students in US Science, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship, 2018, pp 17-48 View citations (8)
   See also Working Paper Return migrants’ self-selection: Evidence for Indian inventors, HAL (2020) (2020)

2016

2. Migration and innovation: a survey of recent studies
   Chapter 23 in Handbook on the Geographies of Innovation, 2016, pp 382-398 View citations (2)

2013

3. Local Buzz Versus Global Pipelines and the Inventive Productivity of US Cities
   Springer View citations (6)

2011

4. The Geography of Knowledge Flows
   Chapter 10 in Handbook of Regional Innovation and Growth, 2011 View citations (3)

2010

5. "Cross-Firm" Inventors and Social Networks: Localized Knowledge Spillovers Revisited
   A chapter in Contributions in Memory of Zvi Griliches, 2010, pp 189-209 View citations (3)
   See also Journal Article "Cross-firm" Inventors and Social Networks: Localised Knowledge Spillovers Revisited, GENES (2005) View citations (37) (2005)
6. The Geography of Knowledge Spillovers: The Role of Inventors’ Mobility Across Firms and in Space
   Chapter 16 in The Handbook of Evolutionary Economic Geography, 2010 View citations (19)

2009

7. ERA and the Role of Networks
   Chapter 9 in European Science and Technology Policy, 2009 View citations (4)
8. European Policy Favouring Networks in ICT
   Chapter 9 in Innovation Networks in Industries, 2009 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper European Policy Favouring Networks in ICT, HAL (2009) View citations (1) (2009)
9. Knowledge Search and Strategic Alliance: Evidence from the Electronics Industry
   Chapter 5 in Innovation Networks in Industries, 2009
   See also Working Paper Knowledge Search and Strategic Alliance: Evidence from the Electronics Industry, HAL (2009) (2009)
10. The Co-Evolution of Entrepreneurship and Clusters
    Springer View citations (3)

2006

11. The Exploration of Knowledge Networks through Patent Citations
    Chapter 9 in Intellectual Property Rights, 2006
    See also Working Paper The exploration of knowledge networks through patent citations, HAL (2006) (2006)

1999

12. Localised Knowledge Spillovers and Trade Competitiveness: The Case of Italy
    Springer View citations (7)