Migration and Innovation: Learning from Patent and Inventor Data
讨论了利用专利和发明人数据研究移民对创新影响的局限性，指出许多移民在开始发明生涯或完成教育前就已迁入东道国，并探讨了缓解技能短缺和增加团队多样性等其他可能的影响渠道。
Research on international migration and innovation relies heavily on inventor and patent data, with “migrant inventors” attracting a great deal of attention, especially for what concerns their role in easing the international transfer of knowledge. This hides the fact that many of them move to their host country before starting their inventive career or even before completing their education. We discuss the conceptual and practical difficulties that stand in the way of investigating other likely channels of influence of inventor’s migration on innovation, namely the easing of skill shortages and the increase of variety in inventive teams, firms, and location.