The Contribution of International Graduate Students to US Innovation

The impact of international students in the United States on innovative activity is estimated using a model of idea generation. Results indicate that the presence of foreign graduate students has a significant and positive impact on both future patent applications and future patents awarded to unive...

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Main Authors:	Chellaraj, Gnanaraj, Maskus, Keith E., Mattoo, Aaditya
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	EN
Published:	2012
Subjects:	Higher Education and Research Institutions I230 Geographic Labor Mobility Immigrant Workers J610 Innovation and Invention: Processes and Incentives O310 Intellectual Property Rights O340
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5511

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spelling	okr-10986-55112021-04-23T14:02:22Z The Contribution of International Graduate Students to US Innovation Chellaraj, Gnanaraj Maskus, Keith E. Mattoo, Aaditya Higher Education and Research Institutions I230 Geographic Labor Mobility Immigrant Workers J610 Innovation and Invention: Processes and Incentives O310 Intellectual Property Rights O340 The impact of international students in the United States on innovative activity is estimated using a model of idea generation. Results indicate that the presence of foreign graduate students has a significant and positive impact on both future patent applications and future patents awarded to university and non-university institutions. Our central estimates suggest that a 10% increase in the number of foreign graduate students would raise patent applications by 4.5%, university patent grants by 6.8% and non-university patent grants by 5.0%. Thus, reductions in foreign graduate students from visa restrictions could significantly reduce US innovative activity. Increases in skilled immigration also have a positive, but smaller, impact on patenting. 2012-03-30T07:33:11Z 2012-03-30T07:33:11Z 2008 Journal Article Review of International Economics 09657576 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5511 EN http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Journal Article
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description	The impact of international students in the United States on innovative activity is estimated using a model of idea generation. Results indicate that the presence of foreign graduate students has a significant and positive impact on both future patent applications and future patents awarded to university and non-university institutions. Our central estimates suggest that a 10% increase in the number of foreign graduate students would raise patent applications by 4.5%, university patent grants by 6.8% and non-university patent grants by 5.0%. Thus, reductions in foreign graduate students from visa restrictions could significantly reduce US innovative activity. Increases in skilled immigration also have a positive, but smaller, impact on patenting.
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The Contribution of International Graduate Students to US Innovation

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