Developing science: Scientific performance and brain drains in the developing world

Bruce Weinberg

Journal of Development Economics, 2011, vol. 95, issue 1, 95-104

Abstract: Establishing a strong scientific community is important as countries develop and requires both producing and retaining of important scientists. We show that developing countries produce a sizeable number of important scientists, but that they experience a tremendous brain drain. Education levels, population, and per capita GDP are positively related to the number of important scientists born in and staying in a country. Our analysis indicates that democracy and urbanization are associated with the production of more important scientists although democracy is associated with more out-migration.

Keywords: Science; of; science; Development; Brain; drain; Innovation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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