| 来源类型 | Discussion paper
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| 规范类型 | 论文
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| 来源ID | DP7709
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| DP7709 Skilled Immigration and Innovation: Evidence from Enrollment Fluctuations in U.S. Doctoral Programs |
| Keith Maskus; Eric T. Stuen
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| 发表日期 | 2010-02-21
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| 出版年 | 2010
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| 语种 | 英语
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| 摘要 | We study the contribution of foreign science and engineering talent to the creation of new knowledge in the U.S. economy using panel data on 2300 science and engineering (S&E) departments at 100 large American universities from 1973 to 1998. We use macroeconomic shocks and policy changes in source countries that differentially affect enrollments across fields and universities to isolate exogenous variation in the supply of students at specific departments. Both foreign and domestic graduate students are central inputs into knowledge creation, and the marginal foreign student contributes more to the production of scientific publications and citations. A 10% decrease in the foreign share of doctoral students lowers S&E research output at U.S. universities by 5-6%. A theoretical model of university admissions and scholarships helps us infer the productivity effects of student quality, and econometric results indicate that any visa restrictions limiting entry of high-quality foreign students is most costly for U.S. innovation. Increased diversity appears to be the primary mechanism by which foreign students improve research outcomes. The impact of more restrictive immigration policies depends on how they affect the quality margin and diversity of incoming foreigners. |
| 主题 | Development Economics
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| 关键词 | Foreign graduate students
High-skilled immigration
Immigration
Innovation
Visa policy
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| URL | https://cepr.org/publications/dp7709
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| 来源智库 | Centre for Economic Policy Research (United Kingdom)
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| 资源类型 | 智库出版物
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| 条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.153/handle/2XGU8XDN/536546
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Keith Maskus,Eric T. Stuen. DP7709 Skilled Immigration and Innovation: Evidence from Enrollment Fluctuations in U.S. Doctoral Programs. 2010.
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