This paper assesses the extent to which the international migration of inventors affects innovation in the receiving country. Drawing on a novel database that maps the migratory patterns of inventors, we exploit the end of the Soviet Union and the consequent post-1992 influx of ex-Soviet inventors to the United States. Econometric analysis on a panel of U.S. cities and technological fields shows that the patenting activity of U.S. inventors increased significantly after the arrival of ex-Soviet Union inventors.
De Rassenfosse, G., Pellegrino, G., International mobility of inventors and innovation: Empirical evidence from the collapse of the Soviet Union, <<Economics Letters>>, 2024; 234 (234): 111-450. [doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2023.111450] [https://hdl.handle.net/10807/273935]
International mobility of inventors and innovation: Empirical evidence from the collapse of the Soviet Union
Pellegrino, Gabriele
2024
Abstract
This paper assesses the extent to which the international migration of inventors affects innovation in the receiving country. Drawing on a novel database that maps the migratory patterns of inventors, we exploit the end of the Soviet Union and the consequent post-1992 influx of ex-Soviet inventors to the United States. Econometric analysis on a panel of U.S. cities and technological fields shows that the patenting activity of U.S. inventors increased significantly after the arrival of ex-Soviet Union inventors.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.