Topic：Migrant Diversity and Regional Innovation: Evidence from China
Time：13:30-14:45
Date: April 15, 2019
Speaker: Guo Mengmeng, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics
Venue：Room 106B, Zhonghui Building
 

Abstract:
The diversity brought by migrants and the corresponding influence have attracted widespread interest. Combining the provincial-level patenting and migration data, this paper investigates the relationship between migrant diversity and the regional innovation in China. Specifically, we construct a panel data of provincial migrant diversity measured by different diversity indices. Our findings indicate that the cultural diversity of migrants has a positive impact on the regional innovation. Moreover, the effects display significant heterogeneity across different industries and occupations. The results are robust to different measures of culture diversity as well as after addressing possible endogeneity issues.