Table 7 Descriptive statistics, definitions of immigration
From: International knowledge flows and technological advance: the role of migration
Immigration Variable | Obs | Mean | Std. Dev. | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Employment-Based Immigration | 237540 | 7.951135 | 10.32182 | .614 | 48.447 |
ln (Employment-Based Immigration) | 237540 | 1.467108 | 1.062385 | -.4877603 | 3.88047 |
Total Immigration | 267072 | 16.66218 | 19.43746 | 1.848 | 84.413 |
ln (Total Immigration) | 267072 | 2.249879 | 1.043791 | .614104 | 4.435721 |
Stock of Immigrants | 267072 | 200.8276 | 256.6319 | 7.67 | 1204.19 |
ln (Stock of Immigrants) | 267072 | 4.613896 | 1.162784 | 2.037317 | 7.093563 |
Stock of Foreign Labor | 243960 | 134.3526 | 174.2607 | 2 | 633 |
ln (Stock of Foreign Labor) | 243960 | 4.085989 | 1.345867 | .6931472 | 6.45047 |