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Re:China now the most prolific contributor to physical scien... by zarkov99 on Thursday September 13, 2018 @08:27AM (#17978018)
There is also the matter that for a smart young American, Law, Medicine and Finance are far more financially rewarding endeavors than Science.
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Re:China now the most prolific contributor to physical scien... by geebee on Thursday September 13, 2018 @09:55AM (#17978605)
The RAND institute published a paper supporting this position:

It's a bit old now (2003), but I think it still holds. https://www.rand.org/pubs/issue_papers/IP241.html

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