Growth theories and space -- Development theories : regional production factors -- Development theories : innovation …

migration research has demonstrated positive economic impacts of cultural diversity on productivity and innovation at the … regional level. However, there is a dearth of research on the links between innovation and migrant diversity at the firm level …

This collection brings together Peter Nijkamp's work in the areas of innovation, entrepreneurship, growth and spatial … spatial development, the relevance of spatial innovation and urban incubation theory, the role of network growth, policy and … public policy, the local factors critical for successful innovation, the importance of networks for regional growth and the …

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 …

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 …