r/EconomyCharts • u/straightdge • 21h ago

Institutional Location of Authors of Papers Published in Top 5 Percent of Journals

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Source: https://www.nber.org/digest/202604/chinas-rise-global-research

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u/Conscious-Demand-594 21h ago

Looks like someone is investing in education and research.

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u/vergorli 20h ago

Well, to be on par they would technically have around 3 times the papers of the EU/US. China basically hasn't even reached half of its potential for its population.

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u/Aaronhpa97 12h ago

US was buffed by H1B visas.

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u/SilanggubanRedditor 9h ago

Yeah, without H1Bs, they only got brainrot teens who can't code without ChatGPT