Original scientific paper

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 ; University of Dubrovnik, Dubrovnik
Marija Bečić orcid.org/0000-0001-8361-2675 ; University of Dubrovnik, Dubrovnik
Perica Vojinić orcid.org/0000-0001-8027-4711 ; University of Dubrovnik, Dubrovnik

Abstract

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.

Keywords

immigration; innovation; regional analysis

Hrčak ID:

168382

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/168382

Publication date:

3.11.2016.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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