Human Capital Diversity and Product Innovation: A Micro-Level Analysis
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The paper investigates the relationship between human capital diversity measured in terms of occupational diversity and a rm's likelihood to innovate. The empirical analysis is based on a linked employer-employee panel dataset of German rms over the period 1998 to 2007. Despite notable di erences between service and manufacturing rms, our results clearly indicate a positive relationship between occupational diversity and the propensity to innovate. JEL classi cation: J24, L20, O31
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