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Venue address: ISEG - Lisbon School of Economics & Management, R. Francesinhas 21, 1200-675 Lisboa, Portugal
Please note that all times are shown in the time zone of the conference. The current conference time is: 17th Sept 2026, 11:38:52am WEST
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D10: Innovation, IP, and Corporate Disclosure Location: Room 110 (Francesinhas 1) | |
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The Impact of High Skilled Migration on Innovation 1: Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Germany; 2: ifo Institute This paper investigates the causal relationship between high-skilled migration and national innovation performance in Europe. Using a panel dataset covering 22 European countries from 1995 to 2018, we employ a shift-share instrumental variable based on historical settlement patterns to address endogeneity concerns. Our findings provide robust evidence that inflows of high-skilled migrants significantly enhance innovation, as measured by patent applications. The effect is heterogeneous: countries with higher GDP levels exhibit stronger innovation gains. Further heterogeneous analyses across patent categories show that the positive impact is concentrated in knowledge-intensive fields, particularly computer technology. Overall, our results underscore the important role of high-skilled migrants in strengthening Europe’s innovation capacity and suggest that migration policy can serve as an effective tool for improving technological competitiveness.
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