This paper reviews four decades of economics research on the brain drain, with a focus on
recent contributions and on development issues. We first assess the magnitude, intensity …

Although there exists a sizeable literature documenting the importance of ethnic networks for
international trade, little attention has been devoted to studying the effects of migrants on …

The worldwide race to attract talents is getting tougher. The US has been leading the race,
with its ability to attract PhD candidates and graduates not only from emerging countries, but …

This paper analyzes long-term effects of skilled-worker immigration on productivity for the
Huguenot migration to Prussia. In 1685, religiously persecuted French Huguenots settled in …

This paper studies the impact that ethnic innovators have on the global activities of US firms
by analyzing detailed data on patent applications and on the operations of the foreign …

Using data from a sample of foreign subsidiaries established in the US by firms from 27
countries between 1998 and 2003, this study examines the relationship between immigrants …

International migration and innovation diffusion: an eclectic survey. Regional Studies. In the
new era of international mass migration, the role of highly skilled individuals in diffusing …

Highly skilled workers are not only a crucial and relatively scarce input into firms' productive
and innovative processes, but are also a critical resource determining competitive …

We study the prevalence and traits of global collaborative patents for US public companies,
where the inventor team is located both within and outside of the US. Collaborative patents …

Standard neoclassical models of economic integration are based on the assumptions that
capital and labor are substitutes and that the geography of factor market integration does not …