Are student flows a significant channel of R&D spillovers from the North to the South?

Thanh Le

doi:10.1016/j.econlet.2009.12.018

Are student flows a significant channel of R&D spillovers from the North to the South?

Thanh Le

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Abstract

In global context, as human capital embodies technology, international student flows may channel R&D spillovers from developed countries to less developed ones. Empirical study on a data set of 76 developing countries during 1998-2005 lends strong support to this hypothesis.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	315-317
Number of pages	3
Journal	Economics Letters
Volume	107
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2009.12.018
Publication status	Published - Jun 2010

Keywords

Foreign education
Foreign students
R&D spillovers
Total factor productivity
Trade

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year = "2010",

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