Mass Migration and Technological Change

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Abstract This paper studies the effect of emigration on technological change in sending locations after one largest migration events human history, mass from Europe to United States 19th century. To establish causality, we adopt an instrumental variable strategy that combines local growing-season frost shocks with proximity ports. Using data patents, find led increase innovative activity localities. capital and labor inputs agriculture industry, evidence increased intensity related new technologies both sectors. We argue these results are consistent theories induced (labor-saving) innovation due high costs following emigration.

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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the European Economic Association

سال: 2022

ISSN: ['1542-4766', '1542-4774']

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/jeea/jvac017