Human capital, graduate migration and innovation in British regions

Cambridge Journal of Economics

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 317-333

  Faggian, Alessandra ^a   McCann, Philip ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Graduates; High technology; Migration

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; GIS; HIGH TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY; HUMAN CAPITAL; INNOVATION; LABOR MIGRATION; LEAST SQUARES METHOD;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; LONDON [ENGLAND]; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 62349087547     PISSN: 0309166X     EISSN: 14643545     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cje/ben042     Document Type: Article

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