Attracting talent from around the world is an asset for boosting innovation, job creation and a country's competitiveness.
In this race for attractiveness, France is doing well, according to an OECD ranking of popular destinations for start-up creators.
France rose to third place behind Canada and the United States, ahead of the United Kingdom and Ireland.
This success comes “
especially from the implementation of coherent public policies, more than from the ecosystem
”, underlines Jean-Christophe Dumont, director of the migration division at the OECD.
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It highlights favorable visa policies, via the French Tech Visa, work facilities for relatives and for hiring foreign workers, access to financing, tax credits on research, etc.
On the other hand, on the evaluation of the ecosystem which reviews a large battery of criteria, France is not always well placed, in particular on the quality of life.
If it is doing well for the skills environment (language proficiency, R&D expenditure, number of patents, etc.), the “
level of salaries and tax rates
are perceived as a disadvantage, insists the director of the OECD.
This explains why to attract highly qualified people, another ranking of the OECD, it only comes in 17th place.
Another negative point, France has been downgraded to 15 position (Germany is 3) for the reception of foreign students because of the sharp increase in tuition fees.
