The role of education in innovation–migration nexus in Europe

Luigi Aldieri, Giuseppina Autiero, A. Nese () and Concetto Paolo Vinci
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A. Nese: University of Salerno

Economic Change and Restructuring, 2024, vol. 57, issue 2, No 1, 20 pages

Abstract: Abstract Using panel data between 2012 and 2020, this research examines the relationship between the flows of low-skilled immigrants and innovation in the EU-15 group of nations and Switzerland. The empirical component is generated from a theoretical model that we construct. After addressing the potential endogeneity of the share of immigrants in the population, we find that regions with a relatively high immigrant population have a favorable impact on the generation of patent applications, whereas low-skilled immigrants have the reverse effects on innovation. Hence, the results are in line with the proposition in the theoretical section that lower-educated immigrants determine social decreasing returns in the economy.

Keywords: Migration; Innovation; Education (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J15 O33 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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