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August 13, 2026Innovation

Mobility frictions and MNE innovation internationalisation: a modular microfoundations analysis

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Modular framework reveals how mobility restrictions impact cross-border inventor relationships and innovation in MNEs.

Key Points

  • This research aims to dissect how mobility restrictions influence multinational enterprise (MNE) innovation through cross-border inventor relationships.
  • Utilized inventor-level patent records from USPTO PatentsView and OECD REGPAT.
  • Analyzed policy measures from the Oxford COVID-19 Government Response Tracker.
  • Studied 120 global R&D-intensive MNEs from 2018 to 2022.
  • Stricter travel restrictions reduced new cross-border tie formation rates.
  • Existing collaborative relationships showed resilience to mobility frictions.
  • Denser inventor networks increased international inventive activity in subsequent periods.

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Jeremy Bennett (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7d76aa2b0e0cff3f64032fhttps://doi.org/10.1080/14479338.2026.2714122
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