Izvorni znanstveni članak
https://doi.org/10.5559/di.25.3.01
The Impact of Migration Movements on Innovation Activities in Croatian Counties
Nebojša Stojčić
orcid.org/0000-0001-6638-8771
; Sveučilište u Dubrovniku, Dubrovnik
Marija Bečić
orcid.org/0000-0001-8361-2675
; Sveučilište u Dubrovniku, Dubrovnik
Perica Vojinić
orcid.org/0000-0001-8027-4711
; Sveučilište u Dubrovniku, Dubrovnik
Sažetak
Innovation activities are one of the most important engines
behind economic growth. Among factors that facilitate
development of innovations a particularly prominent place
belongs to social and cultural diversity of particular
geographic areas. Contributions within a number of
academic disciplines point to the positive impact of the
heterogeneity of the population on the generation of new
ideas, knowledge diffusion, entrepreneurship and economic
growth. However, the relationship between migration
movements and innovations at the regional level has been
investigated to a lesser extent. This is especially true when it
comes to spatial effects of migration movements on
innovations that have not been addressed in the existing
literature. The objective of this research is to explore
spatial impact of migration movements on innovation
activities of Croatian counties in the 2005–2013 period.
Results obtained using the spatial panel Durbin
econometric technique point to a negative intraregional
and positive interregional impact of intercounty and
international migration movements on regional innovation
activity. Increased innovation activity within individual
regions has a positive impact on the same activity of
neighbouring regions.
Ključne riječi
immigration; innovation; regional analysis
Hrčak ID:
168382
URI
Datum izdavanja:
3.11.2016.
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