Jan 9, 2023

One underrated benefit of immigration? Higher innovation

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Immigration has been found to have a litany of benefits for the host country, but one that's often underappreciated is the boost in innovation brought by new arrivals. We chat with Marketplace's Chris Farrell about a study that goes into the details. Also, a look at Brazil's economy amid a tenuous political situation. And, Chinese captain of industry Jack Ma is giving up control of Alibaba's financial affiliate Ant Group.

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Brazil's economy in flux

Marketplace’s Nova Safo reports.

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Jack Ma will give up control of Ant Group

Marketplace’s China correspondent Jennifer Pak reports.

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Measuring immigrants' impact on innovation

by David Brancaccio , Chris Farrell and Ariana Rosas

Jan 9, 2023

Chris Farrell says that immigrants can benefit the US economy in hard-to-quantify ways, such as innovation.

Immigrants stand for the national anthem before becoming American citizens. Chris Farrell says that datasets often underestimate the positive impact immigrants have on the economy.

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David Brancaccio Host

Meredith Garretson Morbey Senior Producer

Erika Soderstrom Producer

Alex Schroeder Producer

Ariana Rosas Producer

Jarrett Dang Digital Producer (gone fishing)

Jesson Duller Media Producer

Nick Esposito Media Producer

Katie Barnfield Producer, BBC

James Graham Producer, BBC

Jo Critcher Producer, BBC

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