To investigate econometrically whether cultural diversity of a firm's employees boosts innovation, we create a unique … linked employer‐employee dataset that combines data from two innovation surveys in The Netherlands with administrative and … generally more innovative, but that diversity among a firm's foreign workers is positively associated with innovation activity …

factors for innovation at the local level, based on micro survey information from firms. In seeking for prominent explanatory … variables for entrepreneurial innovation in various classes of European cities, a particular multivariate method - i.e., Regime … generates a wide range of interesting empirical results on innovation factors in European cities. …

obstacles and consequences. For the purpose of this paper, innovation has served as a major contributor for the previously … and explores those innovation determinants that have been detected by region. The analysis defines a set of regionalized … firms' behavioural patterns towards innovation. Methodologically, the Logistic Biplot is applied to an extended sample of …

We study innovation and the resulting Schumpeterian economic growth that this innovation gives rise to in a model with … balanced growth path (BGP) allocations and the equilibrium of interest. Second, we stipulate the form of the innovation … circumstances in which there is either too much or too little innovation in (i) the ith region, (ii) the aggregate economy of N>2 …

An important question for firms and policy makers is whether the recruitment of foreign workers can boost innovation …. Migration studies have demonstrated positive economic impacts of cultural diversity on productivity and innovation at the … qualitative information on firm innovation. We consider both the number of immigrants these firms employ and their cultural …

data on 170 regions in Europe (NUTS 2 level) for the periods 1991-1995 and 2001-2005. Innovation outcomes are measured by … diffusion of innovation activity, and the spatial selectivity of immigrants' location choices, we take account of spatial …'s restaurants as a novel instrument for immigration. The results confirm that innovation is clearly a function of regional …

welfare enhancing impact on the city, notably a contribution to innovation and growth, creation of new jobs for less favoured …