High-skilled interregional migration and high-growth firms in Russia

摘要

This study identifies a non-linear and 'U'-shaped relationship between interregional human capital mobility, measured using a data set on the mobility of university graduates from the top-100 Russian universities, and the presence high-growth firms (HGFs) in Russian regions. The initial rise in the number of HGFs is due to the relatively low concentration of highly skilled migrants and the confinement of innovation to a small number of firms. When the number of high-skilled migrants increases and a larger number of firms innovate, the competition effect strengthens which, in turn, leads to the decrease in a number of HGFs.%本研究通过使用一组俄罗斯排名前100的大学的毕业生流动数据，计算得出了俄罗斯区域间人力资本流动与高增长企业 (HGFs)存在和发展之间的非线性U型关系。HGFs最初的数量增长是由于高技术移民的集中性相对较低，而且从事创新活动的企业数量较少。当高技术移民的数量增多，并且大量的公司开始创新，竞争变得激烈，这反过来又造成了高增长企业数量的减少。