The ethnic composition of US inventors
By: William R. Kerr
Contributors: Harvard Business School
Edition: Rev.
Series: Working paper / Harvard Business School -- 08-006; Working paper (Harvard Business School) -- 08-006
Publisher: Division of Research, Harvard Business School
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Boston]
Number of pages: 27
Description: The ethnic composition of US scientists and engineers is undergoing a significant transformation. This study applies an ethnic-name database to individual patent records granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office to document these trends with greater detail than previously available. Most notably, the contributions of Chinese and Indian scientists to US technology formation increased dramatically in the 1990s, before noticeably leveling off after 2000 and declining in the case of Indian researchers. Growth in ethnic innovation is concentrated in high-tech sectors; the institutional and geographic dimensions are further characterized.
Notes: "Revised December 2008 "--Publisher's website.

Includes bibliographical references.