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Mobile Scientists and International Networks

Stephan, Paula E.; Scellato, Giuseppe; Franzoni, Chiara - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2012

This paper explores the link between mobility and the presence of international research networks. Data come from the GlobSci survey of authors of articles published in 2009 in four fields of science working in sixteen countries. Summary evidence suggests that migration plays an important role...

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Immigrants' and Native Workers: New Analysis on Longitudinal Data

Peri, Giovanni; Foged, Mette - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2013

Using longitudinal data on the universe of workers in Denmark during the period 1991-2008 we track the labor market outcomes of low skilled natives in response to an exogenous inflow of low skilled immigrants. We innovate on previous identification strategies by considering immigrants...

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Sixty Years after the Magic Carpet Ride: The Long-Run Effect of the Early Childhood Environment on Social and Economic Outcomes

Gould, Eric D.; Lavy, Victor Chaim; Paserman, M. Daniele - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2009

This paper estimates the effect of the childhood environment on a large array of social and economic outcomes lasting almost 60 years, for both the affected cohorts and for their children. To do this, we exploit a natural experiment provided by the 1949 Magic Carpet operation, where over 50,000...

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A Spatial Knowledge Economy

Davis, Donald R.; Dingel, Jonathan I. - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2012

Leading empiricists and theorists of cities have recently argued that the generation and exchange of ideas must play a more central role in the analysis of cities. This paper develops the first system of cities model with costly idea exchange as the agglomeration force. Our model replicates a...

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International Migration, Remittances, and Household Investment: Evidence from Philippine Migrants' Exchange Rate Shocks

Yang, Dean - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2006

the Philippine peso leads to increases in household remittances received from overseas. The estimated elasticity of … migrant earnings affect origin-household investments? This paper examines Philippine households%u2019 responses to overseas … Philippine-peso remittances with respect to the Philippine/foreign exchange rate is 0.60. These positive income shocks lead to …

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The Knowledge Trap: Human Capital and Development Reconsidered

Jones, Benjamin F. - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2008

This paper presents a model where human capital differences - rather than technology differences - can explain several central phenomena in the world economy. The results follow from the educational choices of workers, who decide not just how long to train, but also how broadly. A "knowledge...

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The Mover's Advantage: Scientific Performance of Mobile Academics

Stephan, Paula E.; Franzoni, Chiara; Scellato, Giuseppe - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2012

We investigate performance differentials associated with mobility for research active scientists residing in a broad spectrum of countries and working in a broad spectrum of fields using data from the GlobSci survey. We distinguish between two categories of mobile scientists: (1) those studying...

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Choice of Country by the Foreign Born for PhD and Postdoctoral Study: A Sixteen-Country Perspective

Stephan, Paula E.; Franzoni, Chiara; Scellato, Giuseppe - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2013

We analyze the decisions of foreign-born PhD and postdoctoral trainees to come to the United States vs. go to another country for training. Data are drawn from the GlobSci survey of scientists in sixteen countries working in four fields. We find that individuals come to the U.S. to train because...

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One Ring to Rule Them All? Globalization of Knowledge and Knowledge Creation

Freeman, Richard B. - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2013

This paper directs attention at the globalization of knowledge and knowledge creation as the fundamental global driver of economic outcomes in today's information economy. It documents the globalization of knowledge and spread of scientific research from advanced to developing countries and...

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Immigration, Offshoring and American Jobs

Peri, Giovanni; Ottaviano, Gianmarco I.P.; Wright, Greg C. - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2010

How many "American jobs" have U.S.-born workers lost due to immigration and offshoring? Or, alternatively, is it possible that immigration and offshoring, by promoting cost-savings and enhanced efficiency in firms, have spurred the creation of jobs for U.S. natives? We consider a multi-sector...

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