We measure the extent to which skilled immigrants increase innovation in the United States by exploring individual …

data on 170 regions in Europe (NUTS 2 level) for the periods 1991-1995 and 2001-2005. Innovation outcomes are measured by … diffusion of innovation activity, and the spatial selectivity of immigrants' location choices, we take account of spatial …'s restaurants as a novel instrument for immigration. The results confirm that innovation is clearly a function of regional …

We combine firm-level innovation data with area-level Census data to examine the relationship between local workforce … characteristics, especially the presence of immigrants and local skills, and the likelihood of innovation by firms. We examine a range … of innovation outcomes, and test the relationship for selected subgroups of firms. We find a positive relationship …

migration research has demonstrated positive economic impacts of cultural diversity on productivity and innovation at the … regional level. However, there is a dearth of research on the links between innovation and migrant diversity at the firm level …

Immigrants are widely perceived as being highly entrepreneurial and important for economic growth and innovation. This …

impact of immigration on entrepreneurial activity. Immigrants, we hypothesize, facilitate innovation and entrepreneurship by … of immigrants (even if they are not self-employed) may prove to be areas in which entrepreneurship and innovation are … easier to accomplish. Our theory offers a unique perspective on the contributions of immigrants to economic development …

To investigate econometrically whether cultural diversity of a firm's employees boosts innovation, we create a unique … linked employer‐employee dataset that combines data from two innovation surveys in The Netherlands with administrative and … generally more innovative, but that diversity among a firm's foreign workers is positively associated with innovation activity …