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

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dc.contributor.authorChellaraj, Gnanaraj
dc.contributor.authorMaskus, Keith E.
dc.contributor.authorMattoo, Aaditya
dc.date.accessioned2012-06-25T18:04:41Z
dc.date.available2012-06-25T18:04:41Z
dc.date.issued2005-05
dc.description.abstractThe 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. universities, and patents awarded to other U.S. entities, each scaled by the domestic labor force. Results indicate that both international graduate students and skilled immigrants have a significant and positive impact on future patent applications, as well as on future patents awarded to university and nonuniversity institutions. The central estimates suggest that a 10 percent increase in the number of foreign graduate students would raise patent applications by 4.7 percent, university patent grants by 5.3 percent, and nonuniversity patent grants by 6.7 percent. Thus, reductions in foreign graduate students from visa restrictions could significantly reduce U.S. innovative activity. Increases in skilled immigration also have a positive, but smaller, impact on patenting.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/05/5800523/contribution-skilled-immigration-international-graduate-students-innovation
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-3588
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/8957
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper; No. 3588
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectCAREERS
dc.subjectCOMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES
dc.subjectCOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
dc.subjectDEVELOPED COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDOCTORAL DEGREES
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC MODELS
dc.subjectECONOMISTS
dc.subjectELASTICITIES
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL ANALYSIS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectENGINEERING
dc.subjectENGINEERS
dc.subjectENROLLMENT
dc.subjectEXPENDITURES
dc.subjectFOREIGN STUDENTS
dc.subjectGRADUATE EDUCATION
dc.subjectGRADUATE PROGRAMS
dc.subjectGRADUATE STUDENTS
dc.subjectHIGHER EDUCATION
dc.subjectHTML
dc.subjectIMMIGRATION
dc.subjectINNOVATION
dc.subjectINNOVATIONS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL EDUCATION
dc.subjectINVENTIONS
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLEARNING
dc.subjectLEGISLATION
dc.subjectMARGINAL PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectMEDIA
dc.subjectMIGRANTS
dc.subjectMOTIVATION
dc.subjectNEW TECHNOLOGIES
dc.subjectNEW TECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectPAPERS
dc.subjectPATENTS
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
dc.subjectPROPERTY RIGHTS
dc.subjectPUBLIC UNIVERSITIES
dc.subjectQUOTAS
dc.subjectREAL WAGES
dc.subjectRESEARCH FUNDING
dc.subjectROYALTIES
dc.subjectSCHOOL DROPOUTS
dc.subjectSCHOOLS
dc.subjectSCIENCE ACHIEVEMENT
dc.subjectSECONDARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectSKILLED WORKERS
dc.subjectSTUDENT ENROLLMENT
dc.subjectSTUDY ABROAD
dc.subjectTECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectTECHNICAL EDUCATION
dc.subjectTECHNICAL TRAINING
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGY ADOPTION
dc.subjectTERMS OF TRADE
dc.subjectTRAINING PROGRAMS
dc.subjectUNDERGRADUATES
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectUNIVERSITIES
dc.subjectUNIVERSITY GRANTS
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.subjectWORKERS
dc.titleThe Contribution of Skilled Immigration and International Graduate Students to U.S. Innovationen
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okr.crossref.titleThe Contribution Of Skilled Immigration And International Graduate Students To U.S. Innovation
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okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/05/5800523/contribution-skilled-immigration-international-graduate-students-innovation
okr.globalpracticeEducation
okr.guid184101468139205689
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-3588
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000090341_20050515125129
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum5800523
okr.identifier.reportWPS3588
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.topicTertiary Education
okr.topicHealth Monitoring and Evaluation
okr.topicEnvironmental Economics and Policies
okr.topicGender::Gender and Education
okr.topicTeaching and Learning
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
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