The Contribution of Skilled Immigration and International Graduate Students to U.S. Innovation

The Contribution of Skilled Immigration and International Graduate Students to U.S. Innovation

The impact of international students and skilled immigration in the United States on innovative activity is estimated using a model of idea generation. In the main specification a system of three equations is estimated, where dependent variables are total patent applications, patents awarded to U.S....

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Main Authors: Chellaraj, Gnanaraj, Maskus, Keith E., Mattoo, Aaditya
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
CAREERS
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES
COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
DOCTORAL DEGREES
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC MODELS
ECONOMISTS
ELASTICITIES
EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS
EMPLOYMENT
ENGINEERING
ENGINEERS
ENROLLMENT
EXPENDITURES
FOREIGN STUDENTS
GRADUATE EDUCATION
GRADUATE PROGRAMS
GRADUATE STUDENTS
HIGHER EDUCATION
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IMMIGRATION
INNOVATION
INNOVATIONS
INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION
INVENTIONS
LABOR FORCE
LEARNING
LEGISLATION
MARGINAL PRODUCTIVITY
MEDIA
MIGRANTS
MOTIVATION
NEW TECHNOLOGIES
NEW TECHNOLOGY
PAPERS
PATENTS
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRODUCTIVITY
PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
PROPERTY RIGHTS
PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES
QUOTAS
REAL WAGES
RESEARCH FUNDING
ROYALTIES
SCHOOL DROPOUTS
SCHOOLS
SCIENCE ACHIEVEMENT
SECONDARY EDUCATION
SKILLED WORKERS
STUDENT ENROLLMENT
STUDY ABROAD
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TECHNICAL EDUCATION
TECHNICAL TRAINING
TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE
TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT
TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION
TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION
TERMS OF TRADE
TRAINING PROGRAMS
UNDERGRADUATES
UNEMPLOYMENT
UNIVERSITIES
UNIVERSITY GRANTS
WAGES
WORKERS
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/05/5800523/contribution-skilled-immigration-international-graduate-students-innovation
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8957

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/05/5800523/contribution-skilled-immigration-international-graduate-students-innovation
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8957

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