000138634 001__ 138634 000138634 005__ 20180122223430.0 000138634 037__ $$a829-2016-55213 000138634 041__ $$aen_US 000138634 084__ $$aF22 000138634 084__ $$aJ24 000138634 084__ $$aO31 000138634 245__ $$aMigration, Cultural Diversity and Innovation: A European Perspective 000138634 260__ $$c2012-09 000138634 269__ $$a2012-09 000138634 270__ $$mcristina.cattaneo@feem.it$$pCattaneo, Cristina 000138634 300__ $$a37 000138634 336__ $$aWorking or Discussion Paper 000138634 490__ $$aES 000138634 490__ $$a69.2012 000138634 520__ $$aThis paper analyses the effect of skilled migration on two measures of innovation, patenting and citations of scientific publications, in a panel of 20 European countries. Skilled migrants positively contribute to the knowledge formation in host countries as they add to the pool of skills in destination markets. Moreover, they positively affect natives' productivity, as new ideas are likely to arise through the interaction of diverse cultures and diverse approaches in problem solving. The empirical findings we present support this prediction. Greater diversity in the skilled professions are associated with higher levels of knowledge creation, measured either by the number of patents applied for through the Patent Cooperation Treaty or by the number of citations to published articles. This finding is robust to the use of different proxies for both the explanatory variables and the diversity index in the labour force. Specifically, we first measure diversity with a novel indicator which uses information on the skill level of foreigners’ occupations. We then check our results by following the general literature, which measures skills by looking at the foreigners’ level of education. We show that cultural diversity consistently increases the innovation performance of European Countries. 000138634 542__ $$fLicense granted by Nancy Elera (nancy.elera@feem.it) on 2012-11-12T11:36:19Z (GMT): <center> <h2> Deposit Agreement </h2> </center> I represent that I am the creator of the digital material identified herein (“Work”). I represent that the work is original and that I either own all rights of copyright or have the right to deposit the copy in a digital archive such as AgEcon Search. I represent that in regard to any non-original material included in the Work I have secured written permission of the copyright owner (s) for this use or believe this use is allowed by law. I further represent that I have included all appropriate credits and attributions. I hereby grant the Regents of the University of Minnesota (“University”), through AgEcon Search, a non-exclusive right to access, reproduce, and distribute the Work, in whole or in part, for the purposes of security, preservation, and perpetual access. I grant the University a limited, non-exclusive right to make derivative works for the purpose of migrating the Work to other media or formats in order to preserve access to the Work. I do not transfer or intend to transfer any right of copyright or other intellectual property to the University. If the Deposit Agreement is executed by the Author�s Representative, the Representative shall separately execute the following representation: I represent that I am authorized by the Author to execute this Deposit Agreement on behalf of the Author. 000138634 650__ $$aResearch and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies 000138634 6531_ $$aCultural Diversity 000138634 6531_ $$aInnovation 000138634 6531_ $$aSkilled Migration 000138634 6531_ $$aKnowledge Production Function 000138634 6531_ $$aEurope 000138634 700__ $$aBosetti, Valentina 000138634 700__ $$aCattaneo, Cristina 000138634 700__ $$aVerdolini, Elena 000138634 8564_ $$s2457607$$uhttp://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/138634/files/NDL2012-069.pdf 000138634 887__ $$ahttp://purl.umn.edu/138634 000138634 909CO $$ooai:ageconsearch.umn.edu:138634$$pGLOBAL_SET 000138634 912__ $$nSubmitted by Nancy Elera (nancy.elera@feem.it) on 2012-11-12T11:44:57Z No. of bitstreams: 1 NDL2012-069.pdf: 2457607 bytes, checksum: c4d6159a3e4ee8759d3028db9815176a (MD5) 000138634 912__ $$nMade available in DSpace on 2012-11-12T11:44:59Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 NDL2012-069.pdf: 2457607 bytes, checksum: c4d6159a3e4ee8759d3028db9815176a (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012-09 000138634 982__ $$gFondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM)>Economy and Society 000138634 980__ $$a829