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- Title
THE NOBEL PRIZE AND INTELLECTUAL MIGRATION: A DEMOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS.
- Authors
Kando, Tom
- Abstract
The central theme in the demographic history of the Nobel prize has been a massive "brain transfer" from Europe to America. Prior to World War II, the epicenter of scientific and cultural achievement, as expressed by the percentage of Nobel laureates, was Europe, especially Germany and the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Since then, it has been North America, particularly the United States. The main reason for this was the great migration of Jewish and other refugees fleeing Nazism, plus the migration of other intellectuals. The open-door policy of the United States towards refugees and other immigrants served to make it stronger, whereas the "ethnic cleansing" policy of the Nazis made Germany weaker. Also, since World War II the percentage of laureates in other parts of the world has increased fivefold, and the percentage of female laureates in the 21st century is nearly double what it was prior to World War II.
- Subjects
NOBEL Prizes; NOBEL Prize winners; INTERNATIONAL relations; DEMOGRAPHERS; EMIGRATION &; immigration
- Publication
International Journal on World Peace, 2018, Vol 35, Issue 3, p69
- ISSN
0742-3640
- Publication type
Article