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An Analysis of the Patenting Rates of Canada’s Ethnic Populations

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  • Joel Blit
  • Mikal Skuterud
  • Jue Zhang

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We estimate patenting rates for Canada’s ethnic populations between 1986 and 2011, using inventor names to identify ethnicity and Census and National Household Survey ancestry data to estimate ethnic populations. The results reveal higher patenting rates for Canada’s ethnic minorities, particularly for Canadians with Korean, Japanese, and Chinese ancestry, and suggest that immigrants accounted for one-third of Canadian patents in recent years, despite making up less than one-quarter of the adult population. Human capital characteristics, in particular the share with a PhD and the shares educated and employed in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields, account for most of the ethnic minority advantage in patenting. Our results also point to larger patenting contributions by foreign-educated compared with Canadian-educated immigrants, which runs counter to current immigrant selection policies favouring international students.

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  • Joel Blit & Mikal Skuterud & Jue Zhang, 2018. "An Analysis of the Patenting Rates of Canada’s Ethnic Populations," Canadian Public Policy, University of Toronto Press, vol. 44(S1), pages 125-145, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:cpp:issued:v:44:y:2018:i:s1:p:s125-s145
    DOI: 10.3138/cpp.2017-040
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    Cited by:

    1. Matthias Niggli, 2023. "‘Moving On’—investigating inventors’ ethnic origins using supervised learning," Review of Finance, European Finance Association, vol. 23(4), pages 921-947.
    2. Wright, Taylor, 2022. "Replication of "How Much Does Immigration Boost Innovation?"," I4R Discussion Paper Series 4, The Institute for Replication (I4R).
    3. Matthias Niggli, 2023. "‘Moving On’—investigating inventors’ ethnic origins using supervised learning," Journal of Economic Geography, Oxford University Press, vol. 23(4), pages 921-947.

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