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The Missing Link: International Migration in Global Clusters of Innovation

Year: 2022

Type: book-chapter

Abstract: This chapter looks at the global network of innovative agglomerations, with a focus on their degree of internationalization and on the actors behind it—particularly high-skilled migrants. Using worldwide patent and publication geo-localized data, it identifies all Global Hotspots of Innovation (GIHs) and Niche Clusters (NCs) worldwideand relates their success to their international connections. In particular, it compares organizational ones, such as international collaborations orchestrated by multinational firms’ collaborations, to personal ones, which may derive from migration to/from the GIHs and NCs. The analysis suggests a strong role for the latter, always comparable and sometimes larger than the former.

Source: Oxford University Press eBooks

DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780198870067.003.0005

Authors: Massimiliano Coda-Zabetta, Christian Chacua, Francesco Lissoni, Ernest Miguelez, Julio Raffo, Deyun Yin

Institutions: Groupe de Recherche en Économie Théorique et Appliquée, World Intellectual Property Organization, Harbin Institute of Technology

Language: English

Topic: Global Urban Networks and Dynamics

Subfield: Urban Studies

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Industry, innovation and infrastructure, Partnerships for the goals

Open Access status: green

Funder: Agence Nationale de la Recherche