Replication data for: Invisible Geniuses: Could the Knowledge Frontier Advance Faster?

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) Ruchir Agarwal, International Monetary Fund; Patrick Gaule, University of Bath

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Project Citation: 

Agarwal, Ruchir, and Gaule, Patrick . Replication data for: Invisible Geniuses: Could the Knowledge Frontier Advance Faster? Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2020. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2020-11-23. https://doi.org/10.3886/E117424V1

Project Description

Summary:  View help for Summary A better understanding of the determinants of idea/knowledge production remains critical for long-run growth. Towards this end, this paper establishes two results using data from the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO). First, individuals who excelled in teenage years are especially capable of advancing the knowledge frontier. Second, such talented individuals born in poorer countries are systematically less likely to engage in knowledge production. IMO participants from low-income countries produce 34\% fewer publications and 56\% fewer cites than equally talented rich-country counterparts. Policies to encourage talented youth to pursue scientific careers-especially those from poorer countries-could advance the knowledge frontier faster.
Funding Sources:  View help for Funding Sources Grant Agency of the Czech Republic (16-05082S)

Scope of Project

Subject Terms:  View help for Subject Terms Talent; mathematics; universities
JEL Classification:  View help for JEL Classification
      J24 Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
      O31 Innovation and Invention: Processes and Incentives
Geographic Coverage:  View help for Geographic Coverage Worldwide
Time Period(s):  View help for Time Period(s) 1980 – 2015
Collection Date(s):  View help for Collection Date(s) 2015 – 2017
Universe:  View help for Universe Participants to the International Mathematical Olympiad from 1981 to 2000
Data Type(s):  View help for Data Type(s) observational data

Methodology

Data Source:  View help for Data Source International Mathematical Olympiad Foundation. “Individual results IMO 1981- IMO 2000” Accessed 21 July 2015. https://www.imo-official.org/  

North Dakota State University Department of Mathematics in association with the American Mathematical Society. “Mathematics Genealogy Project” Accessed August 25, 2015. https://www.genealogy.math.ndsu.nodak.edu/.  

American Mathematical Society. “MathSciNet Public Author Profile pages” Accessed Summer 2016  http://www.ams.org/mathscinet/MRAuthorID//  

International Mathematical Union “ICM Plenary and Invited Speakers” (Accessed December 13, 2016) https://www.mathunion.org/icm-plenary-and-invited-speakers  

International Mathematical Union “Fields Medal” Accessed October 12, 2016 https://www.mathunion.org/imu-awards/fields-medal  

World Bank. 2000. “World development indicators 2000 (English)”. World Development Indicators. Washington, D.C.: The World Bank 

Unit(s) of Observation:  View help for Unit(s) of Observation Individuals

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