Related to the Economics in Practice on p. 308: The emigration of Jewish scientists from Germany to the United States in the late 1930s and early 1940s may have increased patent rates in their fields of chemistry by
A) up to 5%.
B) 15%.
C) more than 30%.
D) over 100%.

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The emigration of Jewish scientists who were experts in their fields of chemistry from Germany to the United States in the 1930s and early 1940s may have had a significant positive impact on patent rates in their fields of chemistry. Research suggests that patenting rates increased by more than 30%, indicating that their expertise and knowledge had a significant impact on innovation in the United States.

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