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Who Becomes an Inventor in America? [pdf]
- gabrielrondon 9y agoamazing paper. Thanks for sharing.
- godelmachine 9y agoTL;DR - 1) Children from high-income (top 1%) families are ten times as likely to become inventors 2) Exposure to innovation during childhood has significant causal effects on children’s propensities to become inventors 3) The financial returns to inventions are extremely skewed and highly correlated with their scientific impact (Which basically means your product gotta sell good)