Turkish-German University (TAÜ) Economics Faculty Member Dr. Guido Neidhöfer's Research Published in Prestigious Scientific Journal Nature
01.09.2026
Dr. Guido Neidhöfer, a faculty member in the Department of Economics at the Turkish-German University (TAÜ), has had his research examining the relationship between equal opportunity in education and innovation published in Nature, one of the world's most prestigious scientific journals.
The study, conducted in collaboration with ZEW Mannheim and the University of Zurich, analyzes 40 years of data from 225 regions in Europe and records from the European Patent Office. The research empirically demonstrates that technological progress and economic dynamism significantly increase in regions where educational success is independent of family background.
The article, titled "Intergenerational mobility fosters innovation in Europe," is published in Nature as an open-access article and is freely available:
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-026-10736-9
The study, conducted in collaboration with ZEW Mannheim and the University of Zurich, analyzes 40 years of data from 225 regions in Europe and records from the European Patent Office. The research empirically demonstrates that technological progress and economic dynamism significantly increase in regions where educational success is independent of family background.
The article, titled "Intergenerational mobility fosters innovation in Europe," is published in Nature as an open-access article and is freely available:
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-026-10736-9
