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T H E TA S K F O R C E O N T H E F U T U R E O F A M E R I C A N I N N O VAT I O NInnovation is America’s Heartbeatwww.futureofinnovation.orgTHE KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY: IS THE UNITED STATES LOSING ITS COMPETITIVE EDGE?Benchmarks of our Innovation FutureFebruary 16, 2005U.S. GRADUATE INSTITUTIONS: FOREIGN STUDENTS OUTNUMBER U.S. STUDENTSU.S. Students Foreign Students90,00060,00030,00001980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000Source: National Science Foundation, Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering: Fall 2001, Tables 8-9. Compiled by the APS Office of Public Affairs.The Task Force on the Future of American Innovation -- http://futureofinnovation.org Number of StudentsASIAN PHD. STUDENTS ARE STAYING AT HOME(1986 - 1999)Chinese South Korean TaiwaneseChinese Universities South Korean Universities Taiwanese UniversitiesU.S. Universities U.S. Universities U.S. Universities2,500 1,5007,5005,625 1,875 1,1253,750 1,250 7501,875 625 3750 0 0Source: National Science Foundation, Science and Engineering Indicators 2002, Appendix Table 2-41.Adapted from Diana Hicks, “Asian countries strengthen their research,” Issues in Science and Technology, Summer 2004.Compiled by the APS Office of Public Affairs.The Task Force on the Future of American Innovation -- http://futureofinnovation.org 198719891991199319951997199919871989199119931995199719991987198919911993199519971999S&E ARTICLES: U.S. ALREADY PASSED BY WESTERN EUROPE, ASIA ...