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100			_aHunt , Jennifer
245		0	_aHow Much Does Immigration Boost Innovation?
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520			_aWe measure the extent to which skilled immigrants increase innovation in the United States. The 2003 National Survey of College Graduates shows that immigrants patent at double the native rate, due to their disproportionately holding science and engineering degrees. Using a 1940-2000 state panel, we show that a 1 percentage point increase in immigrant college graduates' population share increases patents per capita by 9-18 percent. Our instrument for the change in the skilled immigrant share is based on the 1940 distribution across states of immigrants from various source regions and the subsequent national increase in skilled immigration from these regions.
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650			_aEMIGRANTES
650			_aMANO DE OBRA CALIFICADA
650			_aTRABAJADORES CALIFICADOS
773			_0122688 _aAmerican Economic Journal Macroeconomics - Vol.2 No.2
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