Skilled Immigrants Contribution to Innovation and Entrepreneurship in the United States
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1 Skilled Immigrants Contribution to Innovation and Entrepreneurship in the United States Jennifer Hunt McGill University and NBER 7 February 2011 Jennifer Hunt (McGill University and NBER) 7 February / 1
2 Issue Skilled immigration can raise US innovation Jennifer Hunt (McGill University and NBER) 7 February / 1
3 Issue Skilled immigration can raise US innovation thereby raising productivity growth, economic growth Jennifer Hunt (McGill University and NBER) 7 February / 1
4 Issue Skilled immigration can raise US innovation thereby raising productivity growth, economic growth How? Jennifer Hunt (McGill University and NBER) 7 February / 1
5 Issue Skilled immigration can raise US innovation thereby raising productivity growth, economic growth How? more people are more likely to have more ideas Jennifer Hunt (McGill University and NBER) 7 February / 1
6 Issue Skilled immigration can raise US innovation thereby raising productivity growth, economic growth How? more people are more likely to have more ideas immigrants might be more innovative than native born Jennifer Hunt (McGill University and NBER) 7 February / 1
7 Issue Skilled immigration can raise US innovation thereby raising productivity growth, economic growth How? more people are more likely to have more ideas immigrants might be more innovative than native born immigrants might have more complementary skills e.g. entrepreneurship Jennifer Hunt (McGill University and NBER) 7 February / 1
8 Issue Skilled immigration can raise US innovation thereby raising productivity growth, economic growth How? more people are more likely to have more ideas immigrants might be more innovative than native born immigrants might have more complementary skills e.g. entrepreneurship Why? Jennifer Hunt (McGill University and NBER) 7 February / 1
9 Issue Skilled immigration can raise US innovation thereby raising productivity growth, economic growth How? more people are more likely to have more ideas immigrants might be more innovative than native born immigrants might have more complementary skills e.g. entrepreneurship Why? naturally more talented or Jennifer Hunt (McGill University and NBER) 7 February / 1
10 Issue Skilled immigration can raise US innovation thereby raising productivity growth, economic growth How? more people are more likely to have more ideas immigrants might be more innovative than native born immigrants might have more complementary skills e.g. entrepreneurship Why? naturally more talented or better educated, more specialized in relevant fields of study Jennifer Hunt (McGill University and NBER) 7 February / 1
11 Issue Skilled immigration can raise US innovation thereby raising productivity growth, economic growth How? more people are more likely to have more ideas immigrants might be more innovative than native born immigrants might have more complementary skills e.g. entrepreneurship Why? naturally more talented or better educated, more specialized in relevant fields of study Mechanism? Jennifer Hunt (McGill University and NBER) 7 February / 1
12 Issue Skilled immigration can raise US innovation thereby raising productivity growth, economic growth How? more people are more likely to have more ideas immigrants might be more innovative than native born immigrants might have more complementary skills e.g. entrepreneurship Why? naturally more talented or better educated, more specialized in relevant fields of study Mechanism? self selected Jennifer Hunt (McGill University and NBER) 7 February / 1
13 Issue Skilled immigration can raise US innovation thereby raising productivity growth, economic growth How? more people are more likely to have more ideas immigrants might be more innovative than native born immigrants might have more complementary skills e.g. entrepreneurship Why? naturally more talented or better educated, more specialized in relevant fields of study Mechanism? self selected screened by visa system Jennifer Hunt (McGill University and NBER) 7 February / 1
14 Is it so simple? Does it matter where skilled immigrants live? Jennifer Hunt (McGill University and NBER) 7 February / 1
15 Is it so simple? Does it matter where skilled immigrants live? Moving to US only increases world productivity if Jennifer Hunt (McGill University and NBER) 7 February / 1
16 Is it so simple? Does it matter where skilled immigrants live? Moving to US only increases world productivity if immigrants would have been less innovative abroad Jennifer Hunt (McGill University and NBER) 7 February / 1
17 Is it so simple? Does it matter where skilled immigrants live? Moving to US only increases world productivity if immigrants would have been less innovative abroad immigrants could have commercialized less easily abroad Jennifer Hunt (McGill University and NBER) 7 February / 1
18 Is it so simple? Does it matter where skilled immigrants live? Moving to US only increases world productivity if immigrants would have been less innovative abroad immigrants could have commercialized less easily abroad Moving to US only raises US productivity more than world s if Jennifer Hunt (McGill University and NBER) 7 February / 1
19 Is it so simple? Does it matter where skilled immigrants live? Moving to US only increases world productivity if immigrants would have been less innovative abroad immigrants could have commercialized less easily abroad Moving to US only raises US productivity more than world s if innovation in US is more beneficial to US than innovation abroad Jennifer Hunt (McGill University and NBER) 7 February / 1
20 Is it so simple? Does it matter where skilled immigrants live? Moving to US only increases world productivity if immigrants would have been less innovative abroad immigrants could have commercialized less easily abroad Moving to US only raises US productivity more than world s if innovation in US is more beneficial to US than innovation abroad Evidence all conditions true Jennifer Hunt (McGill University and NBER) 7 February / 1
21 Is it so simple? Skilled immigrants... Might contribute more than expect, if Jennifer Hunt (McGill University and NBER) 7 February / 1
22 Is it so simple? Skilled immigrants... Might contribute more than expect, if immigrants improve native born performance Jennifer Hunt (McGill University and NBER) 7 February / 1
23 Is it so simple? Skilled immigrants... Might contribute more than expect, if immigrants improve native born performance Might contribute less than expect, if Jennifer Hunt (McGill University and NBER) 7 February / 1
24 Is it so simple? Skilled immigrants... Might contribute more than expect, if immigrants improve native born performance Might contribute less than expect, if immigrants discourage native born Jennifer Hunt (McGill University and NBER) 7 February / 1
25 Is it so simple? Skilled immigrants... Might contribute more than expect, if immigrants improve native born performance Might contribute less than expect, if immigrants discourage native born Will present some evidence Jennifer Hunt (McGill University and NBER) 7 February / 1
26 My research (with Marjolaine Gauthier Loiselle) Examine links between skilled immigration and Jennifer Hunt (McGill University and NBER) 7 February / 1
27 My research (with Marjolaine Gauthier Loiselle) Examine links between skilled immigration and commercializing patents Jennifer Hunt (McGill University and NBER) 7 February / 1
28 My research (with Marjolaine Gauthier Loiselle) Examine links between skilled immigration and commercializing patents publishing frequently Jennifer Hunt (McGill University and NBER) 7 February / 1
29 My research (with Marjolaine Gauthier Loiselle) Examine links between skilled immigration and commercializing patents publishing frequently starting fast growing companies Jennifer Hunt (McGill University and NBER) 7 February / 1
30 My research (with Marjolaine Gauthier Loiselle) Examine links between skilled immigration and commercializing patents publishing frequently starting fast growing companies Look at causal effect of skilled immigration on patenting per capita Jennifer Hunt (McGill University and NBER) 7 February / 1
31 My research (with Marjolaine Gauthier Loiselle) Examine links between skilled immigration and commercializing patents publishing frequently starting fast growing companies Look at causal effect of skilled immigration on patenting per capita including effects on native born Jennifer Hunt (McGill University and NBER) 7 February / 1
32 My research (with Marjolaine Gauthier Loiselle) Examine links between skilled immigration and commercializing patents publishing frequently starting fast growing companies Look at causal effect of skilled immigration on patenting per capita including effects on native born Data Jennifer Hunt (McGill University and NBER) 7 February / 1
33 My research (with Marjolaine Gauthier Loiselle) Examine links between skilled immigration and commercializing patents publishing frequently starting fast growing companies Look at causal effect of skilled immigration on patenting per capita including effects on native born Data National Survey of College Graduates 2003 Jennifer Hunt (McGill University and NBER) 7 February / 1
34 My research (with Marjolaine Gauthier Loiselle) Examine links between skilled immigration and commercializing patents publishing frequently starting fast growing companies Look at causal effect of skilled immigration on patenting per capita including effects on native born Data National Survey of College Graduates 2003 Census data at state level Jennifer Hunt (McGill University and NBER) 7 February / 1
35 My research (with Marjolaine Gauthier Loiselle) Examine links between skilled immigration and commercializing patents publishing frequently starting fast growing companies Look at causal effect of skilled immigration on patenting per capita including effects on native born Data National Survey of College Graduates 2003 Census data at state level US Trademark and Patent Office data at state level Jennifer Hunt (McGill University and NBER) 7 February / 1
36 Immigrants compared to native born Jennifer Hunt (McGill University and NBER) 7 February / 1
37 U.S. origin U.S. patents Figure 3: U.S. Origin U.S. Patents Number of patents Patents Patents per 100, Patents per 100,000 residents Year (Application Date) Source: USPTO, BEA and authors calculations. Jennifer Hunt (McGill University and NBER) 7 February / 1 0
38 Skilled immigrants as share of population Figure 4: Skilled Immigrants as Share of U.S. Population Immigrants as share of U.S. population College Post college 0 Scientists and engineers Year Note: Shares based on population for college and post college and workforce for scientists and eng Source: U.S. Census. Jennifer Hunt (McGill University and NBER) 7 February / 1
39 Causal effect of skilled immigration on patenting per capita Skilled immigration increases patenting per capita Jennifer Hunt (McGill University and NBER) 7 February / 1
40 Causal effect of skilled immigration on patenting per capita Skilled immigration increases patenting per capita From patents per capita rose 63% Jennifer Hunt (McGill University and NBER) 7 February / 1
41 Causal effect of skilled immigration on patenting per capita Skilled immigration increases patenting per capita From patents per capita rose 63% immigrant college graduates rose from 2.2% to 3.5% population Jennifer Hunt (McGill University and NBER) 7 February / 1
42 Causal effect of skilled immigration on patenting per capita Skilled immigration increases patenting per capita From patents per capita rose 63% immigrant college graduates rose from 2.2% to 3.5% population accounting for an increase in patenting per capita of 12 21% Jennifer Hunt (McGill University and NBER) 7 February / 1
43 Conclusions Due to higher education and different fields of study, skilled immigrants Jennifer Hunt (McGill University and NBER) 7 February / 1
44 Conclusions Due to higher education and different fields of study, skilled immigrants patent more Jennifer Hunt (McGill University and NBER) 7 February / 1
45 Conclusions Due to higher education and different fields of study, skilled immigrants patent more publish more Jennifer Hunt (McGill University and NBER) 7 February / 1
46 Conclusions Due to higher education and different fields of study, skilled immigrants patent more publish more start companies more than natives Jennifer Hunt (McGill University and NBER) 7 February / 1
47 Conclusions Due to higher education and different fields of study, skilled immigrants patent more publish more start companies more than natives Skilled immigrants raise patenting per capita Jennifer Hunt (McGill University and NBER) 7 February / 1
48 Conclusions Due to higher education and different fields of study, skilled immigrants patent more publish more start companies more than natives Skilled immigrants raise patenting per capita do not discourage natives Jennifer Hunt (McGill University and NBER) 7 February / 1
49 Conclusions Due to higher education and different fields of study, skilled immigrants patent more publish more start companies more than natives Skilled immigrants raise patenting per capita do not discourage natives College immigrants raised GDP per capita by % in 1990s Jennifer Hunt (McGill University and NBER) 7 February / 1
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