Who Becomes an Inventor in America? The Importance of Exposure to Innovation

Bell, Chetty, Jaravel, Petkova, and Van Reenen (2017)

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Origins of Inventors: Innovation Rates by Childhood Commuting Zone, Gender, and Parent Income

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Origins of Inventors: Innovation Rates by Childhood State, Gender, and Parent Income

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Careers of Inventors: Innovation Rates by Current Commuting Zone, Gender, Year of Birth, and Age

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Careers of Inventors: Innovation Rates by Current State, Gender, Year of Birth, and Age

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Innovation Rates by College

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Income Distributions of Inventors by Year and Age

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Income Distributions of Highly-Cited Inventors by Age

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