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Mobile Scientists and International Networks

Scellato, Giuseppe - 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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The Impact of Permanent Residency Delays for STEM PhDs : Who leaves and Why

Kahn, Shulamit - 2018

This paper assesses whether delays in obtaining permanent residency status can explain recent declines in the share of Chinese and Indian PhD graduates from US STEM programs who remain in the US after their studies. We find that newly-binding limits on permanent visas for those from China and...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012480827

Diasporas and Outsourcing : Evidence from oDesk and India

Ghani, Ejaz - 2012

, the world's largest online platform for outsourced contracts, where India is the largest country in terms of contract … volume. We use an ethnic name procedure to identify ethnic Indian users of oDesk in other countries around the world. We find … very clear evidence that diaspora-based links matter on oDesk, with ethnic Indians in other countries 32% (9 percentage …

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Ethnic Chinese Networks in International Trade

Rauch, James E. - 1999

Ethnic Chinese networks, as proxied by the product of ethnic Chinese population shares, are found in 1980 and 1990 to have increased bilateral trade both within Southeast Asia and for other country pairs. Their effects within Southeast Asia are much greater for differentiated than for...

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

Stephan, Paula - 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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Global Talent Flows

Kerr, Sari Pekkala - 2016

The global distribution of talent is highly skewed and the resources available to countries to develop and utilize their best and brightest vary substantially. The migration of skilled workers across countries tilts the deck even further. Using newly available data, we first review the landscape...

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Heterogeneity in the effect of regulation on entrepreneurship and entry size

Ardagna, Silvia - 2009

We use cross-national harmonized micro data from a broad sample of developed and developing countries and investigate the heterogeneity of the effect of entry, contract enforcement regulation, and financial development on both the decision to become an entrepreneur and the level of employment of...

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Germs, Social Networks and Growth

Fogli, Alessandra - 2012

Does the pattern of social connections between individuals matter for macroeconomic outcomes? If so, where do these differences come from and how large are their effects? Using network analysis tools, we explore how different social network structures affect technology diffusion and thereby a...

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Ethnic Complementarities after the Opening of China : How Chinese Graduate Students Affected the Productivity of Their Advisors

Borjas, George J. - 2015

The largest and most important flow of scientific talent in the world is the migration of international students to the …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012457570

Can Social Media Rhetoric Incite Hate Incidents?$bEvidence from Trump's "Chinese Virus" Tweets

Cao, Andy; Lindo, Jason M.; Zhong, Jiee - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022

We investigate whether Donald Trump's "Chinese Virus" tweets contributed to the rise of anti-Asian incidents. We find that the number of incidents spiked following Trump's initial "Chinese Virus" tweets and the subsequent dramatic rise in internet search activity for the phrase....

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