use, innovative activity, and patent protection, on economic growth in a model with many regions. In each region … balanced growth path (BGP) equilibrium and show that the BGP growth rate depends negatively on the rate at which patents expire …. Second, we characterize the transitional dynamics in our model. Third, we determine the value of the patent expiry rate that …

use, innovative activity, and patent protection, on economic growth in a model with many regions. In each region … balanced growth path (BGP) equilibrium and show that the BGP growth rate depends negatively on the rate at which patents expire …. Second, we characterize the transitional dynamics in our model. Third, we determine the value of the patent expiry rate that …

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 … ; innovation ; cultural diversity ; knowledge spillovers ; linked employer-employee data ; Netherlands …

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 …

data on 170 regions in Europe (NUTS 2 level) for the periods 1991-1995 and 2001-2005. Innovation outcomes are measured by … means of the number of patent applications per million inhabitants. Given the geographical concentration and subsequent … diffusion of innovation activity, and the spatial selectivity of immigrants' location choices, we take account of spatial …

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 …

Low levels of infrastructure quality and quantity can create trade impediments through increased transport costs. Since … the late 1990s an increasing number of trade studies have taken infrastructure into account. The purpose of the present … paper is to quantify the importance of infrastructure for trade by means of meta-analysis and meta-regression techniques …

Low levels of infrastructure quality and quantity can create trade impediments through increased transport costs. Since … the late 1990s an increasing number of trade studies have taken infrastructure into account. The purpose of the present … paper is to quantify the importance of infrastructure for trade by means of meta-analysis and meta-regression techniques …