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

• 成果类型: Article; Proceedings Paper
• 署名作者: Weinberg, Bruce A.
• 署名单位: University System of Ohio; Ohio State University; National Bureau of Economic Research
• 刊物名称: JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0304-3878
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2010.05.009
• 发表日期: 2011
• 页码: 95-104
• 关键词: Science of science; Development; Brain drain; INNOVATION

摘要

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. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.