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Hunter, Rosalind, Oswald, Andrew J. and Charlton, Bruce (2009) The elite brain drain. Discussion Paper. Bonn, Germany: Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit. Discussion paper (Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit) (No.400).
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Abstract
We collect data on the movement and productivity of elite scientists. Their mobility is remarkable: nearly half of the world’s most-cited physicists work outside their country of birth. We show they migrate systematically towards nations with large R&D spending. Our study cannot adjudicate on whether migration improves scientists’ productivity, but we find that movers and stayers have identical h-index citations scores. Immigrants in the UK and US now win Nobel Prizes proportionately less often than earlier. US residents’ h-indexes are relatively high. We describe a framework where a key role is played by low mobility costs in the modern world.
| Item Type: | Working or Discussion Paper (Discussion Paper) | ||||
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| Subjects: | J Political Science > JV Colonies and colonization. Emigration and immigration. International migration H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB2300 Higher Education |
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Economics | ||||
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Brain drain, Emigration and immigration, Bibliographical citations, Educational mobility, Intellectual cooperation, Physics -- Study and teaching (Higher), Education, Higher | ||||
| Series Name: | Discussion paper (Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit) | ||||
| Publisher: | Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit | ||||
| Place of Publication: | Bonn, Germany | ||||
| Official Date: | February 2009 | ||||
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| Number: | No.400 | ||||
| Number of Pages: | 41 | ||||
| Institution: | University of Warwick | ||||
| Status: | Not Peer Reviewed | ||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Open Access (Creative Commons) | ||||
| Funder: | Economic and Social Research Council (Great Britain) (ESRC) | ||||
| Adapted As: | Hunter, R., Oswald, A.J. and Charlton, B. (2009). The elite brain drain. Economic Journal, 119(538), pp. F231-F251. |
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