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Are Foreign STEM PhDs More Entrepreneurial? Entrepreneurial Characteristics, Preferences, and Employment Outcomes of Native and Foreign Science and Engineering PhD Students

In: The Roles of Immigrants and Foreign Students in US Science, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship

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  • Henry Sauermann
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  • Michael Roach & Henry Sauermann & John Skrentny, 2019. "Are Foreign STEM PhDs More Entrepreneurial? Entrepreneurial Characteristics, Preferences, and Employment Outcomes of Native and Foreign Science and Engineering PhD Students," NBER Chapters, in: The Roles of Immigrants and Foreign Students in US Science, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship, pages 207-228, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
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