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Re:The U.S. drops out of the top 10 in innovation ranking by TheAdamAndChe on Tuesday January 23, 2018 @02:16PM (#16216526)
Seeing how developed nations(particularly with service-based economies) depend on ever-increasing specialization to drive economic growth and efficiency, what makes you think the percentage of grad students and graduates _wouldn't_ be a good proxy for relative economic strength?
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Re:The U.S. drops out of the top 10 in innovation ranking by mindcrime on Tuesday January 23, 2018 @02:21PM (#16216603)
At first blush, the idea that comes to mind is this: Innovation and associated economic growth isn't the exclusive domain of grad students and graduates. Undergraduates can innovate, as do lots of people who are in private industry and not associated with academia at all.

Of course all that means is that it isn't a perfect proxy. It may well still be a good proxy. Tough to call.

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Re:The U.S. drops out of the top 10 in innovation ranking by slededit on Tuesday January 23, 2018 @04:14PM (#16217770)
Others can innovate but it really isn't their full time job
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