The contribution of international graduate students to US innovation

Review of International Economics

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 444-462

  Chellaraj, Gnanaraj ^a   Maskus, Keith E ^b   Mattoo, Aaditya ^a  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTIMATION METHOD; INNOVATION; SKILLED LABOR; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY SECTOR;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 47949098009     PISSN: 09657576     EISSN: 14679396     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9396.2007.00714.x     Document Type: Article

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