The Grass is Indeed Greener in India and China for Returnee Entrepreneurs: America's New Immigrant Entrepreneurs – Part VI

Wadhwa, Vivek; Jain, Shraddha; Saxenian, AnnaLee; Gereffi, Gary; Wang, Huiyao

doi:10.2139/ssrn.1824670

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“…The main reason for cross‐national variations in intention is economic and political conditions in the homeland (Zhou & Hsu ; Grogger & Hanson ). Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics students are more likely to express interest in return if opportunities at home are better than in the US (Wadhwa et al ., ). Other scholars find students put less emphasis on structural conditions than on interpersonal dynamics like parental preferences and romantic commitments (Salaff & Greve ; Finegold et al ., ; Geddie, ).…”

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‘Falling Leaves Return To Their Roots’: Taiwanese‐Americans Consider Return Migration

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2015

Population Space and Place

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Because technical innovation is the engine of growth, nations are eager to attract and retain skilled migrants. This paper uses survey data to explore the intention to return among a highly skilled migrant population: Taiwan-born household heads in the US. The inquiry is guided by expectations drawn from neoclassical economics (NE) and the New Economics of Labour Migration (NELM). Multivariate analysis firsts predicts the intention to return, then distinguishes among motives. The results of the first analysis yield some findings consonant with NE and others consonant with NELM, but the results of the second indicate that only respondents motivated by a desire to invest fit the pattern articulated by NELM. Most of the remainder fit the pattern described by NE. Because potential investors comprise just 8.6% of the sample, the paper concludes that NE does a better job predicting the expectations of Taiwanese household heads than does NELM. Yet, most return migration occurs within 5 years of arrival, while the present sample represents all Taiwanese households, regardless of time in the US. Thus, the sample underrepresents migrants with the greatest propensity to return. Consequently, the findings of this research generalise only to relatively settled Taiwanese-Americans. a Omitted category is 'return to one's roots', that is, retirement. S. Model

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‘Falling Leaves Return To Their Roots’: Taiwanese‐Americans Consider Return Migration

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2015

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“…As for human resources, there is evidence of an increase in highly educated overseas Chinese returnees, but the extent is difficult to measure, especially for one specific industry (Simon and Cao, 2009;Wadhwa et al, 2011). There is an apparent growth in R&D personnel at China's leading manufacturers, compared to R&D personnel of globally leading manufacturers (Fig.…”

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From lagging to leading? Technological innovation systems in emerging economies and the case of Chinese wind power

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The TIS framework was adapted to suit emerging economy case studies. China's wind power TIS is emerging vis-à-vis the global forefront. China's wind power TIS has reduced its dependence on foreign knowledge and finance. Chinese innovative activity for wind power remains limited to the domestic context. Foreign market expansion requires a focus on turbine quality and certification. a r t i c l e i n f o t r a c tThere is increasing attention for the contribution of emerging economies to global innovation, including innovation of renewable energy technologies. The Technological Innovation Systems (TIS) framework presents a list of system functions for the analysis of the development of a technology. It has often been applied to renewable energy technologies, but with a strong focus on advanced economies. In this paper, we elaborate on emerging economy innovation system formation, structured according to TIS functions. Rather than analysing development of the technology, we analyse the development of the Chinese TIS vis-à-vis the global forefront. Key to this notion is that TIS, especially for clean-tech, are transnational phenomena. Lagging TIS depend on the global TIS, whereas leading TIS contribute to its formation. It is concluded that China has reduced its dependence on foreign knowledge and investment, but the outward contribution remains limited. The main challenge to foreign market expansion lies in reforming the domestic TIS to focus on turbine quality rather than cost reduction. Demonstration projects are needed, especially for large capacity and offshore turbine models, in order to build up operational history and get quality certification.

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“…There have been increasingly explicit policies to attract returnees to alleviate the brain drain situation among Global South countries. India and China, in particular, have been attracting both professionals and entrepreneurs, which help their country's economic development (Saxenian, ; Wadhwa et al., ).…”

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Policies for Recruiting Talented Professionals from the Diaspora: India and China Compared

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Bakshi

Tan

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International Migration

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Despite the continuous asymmetrical power relations between the Global North and South, the “global race for talent” is no longer a privilege enjoyed only by developed countries. Comparative analysis of policy content and effectiveness has attracted increasing interest. The examination of policy initiatives resulting in return migration of highly‐skilled migrants from the Global North to the Global South, however, remains inadequate. In this article, we provide a comparative analysis of policies targeting high‐level Chinese and Indian professionals including full‐time returnees. Two key differences in policy instruments and outcomes in the two countries are identified and they have implications for migration policies in other countries in the Global South and North.

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The Grass is Indeed Greener in India and China for Returnee Entrepreneurs: America's New Immigrant Entrepreneurs – Part VI

Cited by 37 publications

References 2 publications

‘Falling Leaves Return To Their Roots’: Taiwanese‐Americans Consider Return Migration

‘Falling Leaves Return To Their Roots’: Taiwanese‐Americans Consider Return Migration

From lagging to leading? Technological innovation systems in emerging economies and the case of Chinese wind power

Policies for Recruiting Talented Professionals from the Diaspora: India and China Compared

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