ABSTRACT
This chapter reviews the link between migration and innovation in the United States context. We first describe the data used to measure these phenomena and the trends that are evident. This work shows the overall importance of migration for US technological development and commercialization. We then review key studies that assess whether a more causal link exists – that is, can increased migration boost more innovation? Here the evidence is mixed, although as a whole it favours an affirmative answer. We describe limits in what we know as well as promising avenues for future research.
