Risultati dell’innovazione e formazione: una rassegna completa di studi recenti e aggiornamenti

Journal title MONDI MIGRANTI
Author/s Luigi Capoani, Valentina Chabert
Publishing Year 2024 Issue 2024/1
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Despite its importance in light of current migration trends, research on the relation-ship between immigration and innovation has only recently caught attention. Most of it has been limited to the United States and the European Union, with some developing studies also coming from Australia. Hence, this study aims to investigate this relationship by considering the factors influencing immigrants' contributions to destination countries on a broader scale. Notably, cultural diversity, demographic agglomeration forces and newcomers’ educational backgrounds emerge as innovation drivers that affect patenting activity. Through a systematic literature review, this study contributes to the identification of policy implications for enhancing innovation through immigrant contribu-tions to host countries’ development and economic growth.

Nonostante la sua importanza alla luce delle attuali tendenze migratorie, la ricerca sul rapporto tra immigrazione e innovazione ha attirato la nostra attenzione solo di recente. La maggior parte di essa è stata limitata agli Stati Uniti e all’Unione Eu-ropea, con alcuni studi in via di sviluppo provenienti anche dall’Australia. Quindi, questo studio mira a esplorare questa relazione considerando i fattori che influenzano il contributo degli immigrati ai paesi di destinazione nel loro comples-so. In particolare, la diversità culturale, le forze di agglomerazione demografica e il background formativo dei nuovi arrivati emergono come motori di innovazione che influenzano l’attività di brevettazione. Attraverso una revisione sistematica della letteratura, questo studio contribuisce a identificare le implicazioni politiche per potenziare l'innovazione attraverso il contributo degli immigrati allo sviluppo e alla crescita economica dei paesi ospitanti.

Keywords: immigration; productivity; economic growth; patent award; qualified workers.

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