Does the Mobility of R&D Labor Increase Innovation?
Abstract
We investigate the effect of mobility of highly skilled workers in Denmark on the total patenting activity of the firms involved for the population of R&D active Danish firms observed between 1999 and 2004. Our study documents how workers joining increase firms’ patenting activity. The effect is strongest if workers join from patent-active firms. We also find evidence of a positive feedback effect on patenting from workers who have left for...
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Does the Mobility of R&D Labor Increase Innovation?
Published Date
Jan 1, 2013
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