Migration policies need to consider how immigration affects investment behavior and productivity, and how these effects … vary with the type of migration. College-educated immigrants may do more to stimulate foreign direct investment and … research and development than low-skilled immigrants, and productivity effects would be expected to be highest for immigrants …

The study analyses the relationships between capital dynamics, productivity, global value chains and foreign direct … investment using panel data techniques. Among other results, we confirm the high importance of tangible and intangible ICT … capital for productivity and GVC integration. We examine the extent of underinvestment in ICT in the EU relative to other …