Cross-border outflow of human capital,internet,and technology innovation in developing countries
Human capital is the core driving force for technological innovation.The transna-tional flow of human capital determines the spatial distribution and international diffusion of technological innovation.This paper investigates the impact of human capital outflow and in-ternet penetration on domestic technological innovation in developing countries.Empirical tests using panel data of 62 developing countries from 2000 to 2017 confirm that transnational out-flow of human capital is harmful to domestic technological innovation in developing countries.The increase of internet penetration in developing countries can alleviate the adverse impact of transnational outflow of human capital on domestic technological innovation,and may even make transnational outflow of human capital have a net positive effect on domestic technological innovation.Reverse technology spillover is an important mechanism.When the outflow of labor with stronger innovation capabilities,the negative impact of emigration on the technological in-novation in developing countries is greater.When the inflow country is a developed country,the positive regulatory effect of the internet on the technological innovation effect of human capital outflow is greater,but technological innovation in high-tech fields cannot be obtained through reverse technology spillover.The research findings of this paper have important implications for the formulation of talent policies and technological innovation policies in developing countries.
cross-border outflow of human capitalinternetreverse technology spillovertech-nological innovationdeveloping countries