Contributions

  • Harvard Business School. Division of Research - Contributor

Publication

2007 - Division of Research, Harvard Business School, Boston, Massachusetts

Language

English

Word Count

6,750 words, Guess

Page Count

27 pages

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Description

The ethnic composition of US scientists and engineers is undergoing a significant transformation. This study applies an ethnic-name database to individual patent records granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office to document these trends with greater detail than previously available. Most notably, the contributions of Chinese and Indian scientists to US technology formation increase dramatically in the 1990s, before noticeably leveling off after 2000 and declining in the case of India. Growth in ethnic innovation is concentrated in high-tech sectors; the institutional and geographic dimensions are further characterized.

Subjects

Series Statement

  • Working paper / Division of Research, Harvard Business School -- 08-006
  • Working paper (Harvard Business School. Division of Research) -- 08-006

Other Editions

  • Ethnic composition of US inventorsDivision of Research, Harvard Business School2007-01-01

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