Migration and innovation: Does cultural diversity matter for regional R&D activity?

Papers in Regional Science

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 563-585

  Niebuhr, Annekatrin ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR EMPLOYMENT RESEARCH IAB   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cultural diversity; Germany; Knowledge production function; Regional innovation

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL INFLUENCE; ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; IMMIGRATION; INNOVATION; MULTICULTURALISM; REGIONAL ECONOMY; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT;

GERMANY;

EID: 79959950854     PISSN: 10568190     EISSN: 14355957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1435-5957.2009.00271.x     Document Type: Article

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