Is the phenomenon of multinational firms (MNCs) conducting distributed R&D across emerging markets related to the return migration of engineers and scientists from the U.S. to emerging markets? I hypothesize that local inventors at emerging market R&D centers of MNCs face constraints in securing...

In order to recruit, retain, and motivateknowledge workers, previous research indicates that employers need to focus onemployee career development and career management practices.Littleresearch has been conducted regarding career development of knowledge workersin the National Capital Region of...

We develop a model to analyze the determinants and effects of an endogenous imperfect transferability of human capital on natives and immigrants. The model reveals that high migration flows and high skill-transferability are mutually interdependent. Moreover, we show that high mobility within a...