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Why and Wherefore of Increased Scientific Collaboration

Freeman, Richard B.; Ganguli, Ina; Murciano-Goroff, Raviv - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2014

. Third, the main reason for most collaborations is to combine the specialized knowledge and skills of coauthors, but there …

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China's “Great Leap Forward” in Science and Engineering

Freeman, Richard B.; Huang, Wei - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2015

In the past two decades China leaped from bit player in global science and engineering (S&E) to become the world's largest source of S&E graduates and the second largest spender on R&D and second largest producer of scientific papers. As a latecomer to modern science and engineering, China...

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The Labour Market in the New Information Economy

Freeman, Richard B. - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2002

The extension of information and communication technologies to economic activity is changing the labour market in important ways. This article shows that computerization and use of the Internet are associated with greater hours worked as well as higher wages; that IT occupations are rapidly...

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Searching for Optimal Inequality/Incentives

Freeman, Richard B.; Björklund, Anders - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2008

low to explain that Sweden moved to the top of the league tables in knowledge intensive activities. Our analysis of …

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Variation in Educational Outcomes and Policies across Countries and of Schools within Countries

Freeman, Richard B.; Machin, Stephen; Viarengo, Martina - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2010

This study examines the variation in educational outcomes across and within countries using the TIMSS mathematics tests. It documents the wide cross-country variation in the level and dispersion of test scores. Countries with the highest test scores are those with the least inequality in scores,...

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What Does Global Expansion of Higher Education Mean for the US?

Freeman, Richard B. - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2009

This study documents the rapid spread of higher education around the world and the consequent reduced share of the US in the world's university students and graduates. It shows that the proportion of young persons who go to college has risen in many advanced countries to exceed that in the US...

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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 …; boosts labor standards; and influences incomes and inequality within and across countries. To the extent that knowledge is …

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