This paper has two objectives. First, it describes a new database mapping migratory patterns of inventors, extracted …, France, Germany, and the UK see more inventors emigrating than immigrating. In relation to the number of home country … inventors, Central American, Caribbean and African economies show the largest inventor brain drain. …

This paper documents the influence of diaspora networks of high-skilled individuals - i.e., inventors - on …

This paper documents the influence of diaspora networks of highly-skilled individuals – i.e., inventors – on …

We follow the migration patterns of European inventors and find evidence of a novel emigration determinant: policy … emigration increases by nearly 40%. Migrating inventors are subsequently exposed to lower levels of policy uncertainty in the …

We follow the migration patterns of European inventors and find evidence of a novel emigration determinant: policy … emigration increases by nearly 40%. Migrating inventors are subsequently exposed to lower levels of policy uncertainty in the …