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Local Gains from Global Minds: The Impact of Collaborating with Foreign-Educated Researchers on Non-Mobile Researchers’ Performance

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  • Ito, Rodrigo

    (Mt Economic Research Inst on Innov/Techn, RS: GSBE other - not theme-related research)

  • Visentin, Fabiana

    (RS: GSBE other - not theme-related research, Mt Economic Research Inst on Innov/Techn)

  • Cowan, Robin

    (RS: GSBE other - not theme-related research, Mt Economic Research Inst on Innov/Techn)

  • Chavarro Bohorquez, Diego

    (RS: GSBE other - not theme-related research, Mt Economic Research Inst on Innov/Techn)

  • Ciarli, Tommaso

    (Mt Economic Research Inst on Innov/Techn)

Abstract

Foreign-educated researchers who cross national borders for training can play an important role in contributing to research in their country of origin. Relying on a unique dataset of Colombian researchers, our study explores how researchers with Ph.D. training abroad affect the performance of researchers who do not work or study abroad (non-mobile researchers) through direct collaboration. Combining Propensity Score Matching and Difference-in-Differences estimations, we find that non-mobile researchers who co-author with foreign-educated researchers experience a significant improvement in their research performance. Co-authoring boosts the number of publications, citations, publications in top journals, and the share of publications in English. Interestingly, the extent of these improvements differs across scientific macro fields.

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  • Ito, Rodrigo & Visentin, Fabiana & Cowan, Robin & Chavarro Bohorquez, Diego & Ciarli, Tommaso, 2025. "Local Gains from Global Minds: The Impact of Collaborating with Foreign-Educated Researchers on Non-Mobile Researchers’ Performance," MERIT Working Papers 2025-025, United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT).
    • Handle: RePEc:unm:unumer:2025025
    DOI: 10.53330/TMWR8460
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    • O15 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration
    • O30 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - General
    • O33 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Technological Change: Choices and Consequences; Diffusion Processes
    • O54 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economywide Country Studies - - - Latin America; Caribbean

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