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7 - Diaspora Networks, Knowledge Flows, and Brain Drain

from Part II - Migration, Intellectual Property, Diasporas, Knowledge Flows, and Innovation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 June 2017

Carsten Fink
Affiliation:
World Intellectual Property Organization
Ernest Miguelez
Affiliation:
GREThA UMR CNRS 5113, Université de Bordeaux
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The International Mobility of Talent and Innovation
New Evidence and Policy Implications
, pp. 222 - 242
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2017

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