Ozgen, Ceren; Nijkamp, Peter; Poot, Jacques - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
size, skills, and diversity of immigration on the innovativeness of host regions. For this purpose we construct a panel of … data on 170 regions in Europe (NUTS 2 level) for the periods 1991-1995 and 2001-2005. Innovation outcomes are measured by …'s restaurants as a novel instrument for immigration. The results confirm that innovation is clearly a function of regional …
