International students in chemistry prefer to
stay in the U.S. for postdoctoral research positions, according to a new
working paper available from the National Bureau of Economic Research, “Will
the U.S. Keep the Best and the Brightest (as Post-Docs)? Career and Location
Preferences of Foreign STEM Ph.Ds.”
The researchers, Ina Ganguli, of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, and Patrick Gaulé, of the University
of Bath, surveyed students across 54 top chemistry programs in the U.S. A total
of 1,605 Ph.D. students responded to the survey, which found that international
students “are generally more interested in academic careers than U.S. students,
even when controlling for ability and comparing students from similar subfields
and programs.”
The survey also asked
respondents to choose between hypothetical job offers at highly ranked
institutions in the U.S. and abroad.“We find that foreign students have a
stronger preference for U.S. locations even after controlling for ability and
career preferences,” the paper states. “Our results suggest the U.S. is
managing to retain talented foreign graduate students for postdoc positions”.
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