Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/207359 
Year of Publication: 
2019
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 12533
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
This chapter brings new evidence on the relationship between short-term labour mobility, as proxied by tourism flows, and innovation in Africa. Using data from 34 African countries over the period 2011-2016 sourced from the World Bank’s Enterprise Survey, we find that short–term mobility positively contributes to innovation, making this a potentially effective channel for economic development alongside established determinants such as investments in R&D, foreign direct investments, and trade. Short-term labour mobility thus emerges in Africa, too, as a prospective policy lever to generate new productive knowledge and promote sustainable economic growth.
Subjects: 
Africa
innovation
business visits
labour mobility
migration
JEL: 
J61
O15
O33
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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