This paper discusses the existing literature on migration and innovation, with special emphasis on empirical studies based on patent and inventor data. Other so

This paper discusses the existing literature on migration and innovation, with special emphasis on empirical studies based on patent and inventor data. Other so

This paper has two objectives. First, it describes a new database mapping migratory patterns of inventors, extracted from information included in patent applica

The number of immigrants in the US science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) workforce and among recipients of advanced STEM degrees at US univer

This paper has two objectives. First, it describes a new database mapping migratory patterns of inventors, extracted from information included in patent applica