Graduation Year
2024
Date of Submission
4-2024
Document Type
Campus Only Senior Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
Economics
Reader 1
Jessamyn Schaller
Rights Information
2024 Katelyn Q. Dang
Abstract
In this paper, I explore the impacts of highly skilled immigrants on innovation. Using IPUMS Current Population Surveys from 1995-2019, I analyze the relationships between the immigrant labor force and patent applications submitted to the US Patent and Trademark Office. I use a panel regression model, controlling for state and year fixed effects as well as variables within the state that may impact patents. I find that there is a positive, statistically significant relationship at the 5% confidence level between the population share of college-educated immigrants and patent applications at the state level.
Recommended Citation
Dang, Katelyn, "Migrating into the World of Innovation: Examining the Impact of Highly Skilled Immigrants on Patenting Applications" (2024). CMC Senior Theses. 3545.
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/3545
Data Repository Link
https://cps.ipums.org/cps/
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