Migration of skilled workers and innovation: A European Perspective

Journal of International Economics

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 311-322

  Bosetti, Valentina ^a,b,c   Cattaneo, Cristina ^a,b   Verdolini, Elena ^a,b  

^a FONDAZIONE ENI ENRICO MATTEI   (Italy)

^b CENTRO EURO MEDITERRANEO SUI CAMBIAMENTI CLIMATICI   (Italy)

^c BOCCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Europe; Innovation; Knowledge production function; Skilled migration

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVENESS; EUROPEAN UNION; INNOVATION; KNOWLEDGE; LABOR MIGRATION; MIGRANT WORKER; SKILLED LABOR;

EUROPE;

EID: 84931560619     PISSN: 00221996     EISSN: 18730353     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinteco.2015.04.002     Document Type: Article

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