In this chapter, we analyze immigration and its effect on urban and regional economies focusing on productivity and … labor markets. While immigration policies are typically national, the effects of international migrants are often more … easily identified on local economies. The reason is that their settlements are significantly concentrated across cities and …

An important goal of immigration policy is facilitating the entry and supply of workers whose skills are scarce in … demand for highly skilled workers at the expense of lower skill groups throughout the developed world. In this paper, we show … whether and how the response of immigrants to skill demand changed when Switzerland abolished immigration restrictions for …

An important goal of immigration policy is to facilitate the entry of foreignborn workers whose skills are in short …

We study the effects of technological change on immigration flows as well as the labor market outcomes of migrants … migrants facing displacement effects, while natives might benefit from productivity and complementarity effects. In addition … highly automated economy and the main destination for migrants in Europe. We apply an instrumental variable strategy and …

The present paper proposes a new way of thinking regarding the relation between innovation and knowledge using a … order to be transformed in technological innovation. In the Knowledge Flow Percolation Model center, human beings are seen … importance of knowledge flows in innovation …

What is the role of startups within the innovation ecosystem? Since 2000, startups have grown in their share of … ventures in the innovation process relative to more traditional alternatives such as academia and established private … generate predictions related to the value and impact of startup innovation. We then explore these predictions using patents …

In recent years, Germany and other European countries face the strongest immigration flow in their history. Experts … arrivals. This paper investigates the impact of low-skilled immigration on a unionized economy with labor market frictions. It … especially examines how immigration affects the technology choice of firms and, thereby, the technological alignment of the host …

increasing levels of detail. They describe in complex terms a strategic planning process asserted to capture innovation. The … information required for an organization’s innovation strategies. Organizing the information behind these strategies allows us to … capture the innovation built into them …