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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Freeman, Richard B. (Richard Barry), 1943- (Editor), Salzman, Hal (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2018.
Series:National Bureau of Economic Research conference report.
Subjects:
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.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Intro; Contents; Acknowledgment; Introduction; 1. The Engineering Labor Market; Part I. Engineering Education; 2. Career Plans of Undergraduate Engineering Students; 3. Engineering Educational Opportunity; 4. Bridging the Gaps between Engineering Education and Practice; Part II. Engineering and Innovation; 5. The Effects of Scientists and Engineers on Productivity and Earnings at the Establishment Where They Work; 6. What Goes On under the Hood?; Part III. Engineers and Labor Markets; 7. The Influence of LicensingEngineers on Their Labor Market; 8. Dynamics of Engineering Labor Markets.
  • 9. Bridge to Permanent Immigration or Temporary Labor?Contributors; Author Index; Subject Index.

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