U.S. engineering in a global economy /

Since the late 1950s, the engineering job market in the United States has been fraught with fears of a shortage of engineering skill and talent. This text brings clarity to issues of supply and demand in this important market. Following a general overview of engineering-labour market trends, it exam...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Freeman, Richard B. (Richard Barry), 1943- (Editor ), Salzman, Hal (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2018.
Colección:National Bureau of Economic Research conference report.
Temas:
Engineers > Employment > United States.
Ingénieurs > Travail > États-Unis.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Labor.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Labor & Industrial Relations.
Engineers > Employment
United States
H-1B guestworkers.
STEM.
engineer demographics.
engineer supply and demand.
engineering education.
engineering labor force.
engineering licensing.
innovation.
productivity.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Since the late 1950s, the engineering job market in the United States has been fraught with fears of a shortage of engineering skill and talent. This text brings clarity to issues of supply and demand in this important market. Following a general overview of engineering-labour market trends, it examines the educational pathways of undergraduate engineers and their entry into the labour market, the impact of engineers working in firms on productivity and innovation, and different dimensions of the changing engineering labour market, from licensing to changes in demand and guest worker programmes.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780226468471
022646847X

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