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Ethnic Scientific Communities and International Technology Diffusion

Kerr, William R.·2008·Review of Economics and Statistics
DOI 10.1162/rest.90.3.518
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This study explores the role of U.S. ethnic scientific and entrepreneurial communities for international technology transfer to their home countries. U.S. ethnic researchers are quantified through an ethnic-name database and individual patent records. International patent citations confirm knowledge diffuses through ethnic networks, and manufacturing output in foreign countries increases with an elasticity of 0.1–0.3 to stronger scientific integration with the U.S. frontier. Specifications exploiting exogenous changes in U.S. immigration quotas address reverse-causality concerns. Exercises further differentiate responses by development stages in home countries. Ethnic technology transfers are particularly strong in high-tech industries and among Chinese economies.

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Authors
Kerr, W. R.
Venue
Review of Economics and Statistics
Publisher
MIT Press - Journals
Published
2008-08
Volume
90
Issue
3
Pages
518-537
ISSN
  • 0034-6535 (ISSN-L)
  • 1530-9142
DOI
10.1162/rest.90.3.518
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W2107316697
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633
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4
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117.32
Type
journal article
Language
en
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