U.S. Engineering in a Global Economy
320 pages
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39 line drawings, 61 tables
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6 x 9
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© 2018
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Table of Contents
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Richard B. Freeman and Hal Salzman
1. The Engineering Labor Market: An Overview of Recent Trends
Daniel Kuehn and Hal Salzman
I. Engineering Education
2. Career Plans of Undergraduate Engineering Students: Characteristics and Contexts
Shannon K. Gilmartin, Anthony Lising Antonio, Samantha R. Brunhaver, Helen L. Chen, and Sheri D. Sheppard
3. Engineering Educational Opportunity: Impacts of 1970s and 1980s Policies to Increase the Share of Black College Graduates with Majors in Engineering or Computer Science
Catherine J. Weinberger
4. Bridging the Gaps between Engineering Education and Practice
Samantha R. Brunhaver, Russell F. Korte, Stephen R. Barley, and Sheri D. Sheppard
II. Engineering and Innovation
5. The Effects of Scientists and Engineers on Productivity and Earnings at the Establishment Where They Work
Erling Barth, James C. Davis, Richard B. Freeman, and Andrew J. Wang
6. What Goes On under the Hood? How Engineers Innovate in the Automotive Supply Chain
Susan Helper and Jennifer Kuan
III. Engineers and Labor Markets
7. The Influence of Licensing Engineers on Their Labor Market
Yoon Sun Hur, Morris M. Kleiner, and Yingchun Wang
8. Dynamics of Engineering Labor Markets: Petroleum Engineering Demand and Responsive Supply
Leonard Lynn, Hal Salzman, and Daniel Kuehn
9. Bridge to Permanent Immigration or Temporary Labor? The H-1B Visa Program Is a Source of Both
Ron Hira
Contributors
Author Index
Subject Index
Introduction
Richard B. Freeman and Hal Salzman
1. The Engineering Labor Market: An Overview of Recent Trends
Daniel Kuehn and Hal Salzman
I. Engineering Education
2. Career Plans of Undergraduate Engineering Students: Characteristics and Contexts
Shannon K. Gilmartin, Anthony Lising Antonio, Samantha R. Brunhaver, Helen L. Chen, and Sheri D. Sheppard
3. Engineering Educational Opportunity: Impacts of 1970s and 1980s Policies to Increase the Share of Black College Graduates with Majors in Engineering or Computer Science
Catherine J. Weinberger
4. Bridging the Gaps between Engineering Education and Practice
Samantha R. Brunhaver, Russell F. Korte, Stephen R. Barley, and Sheri D. Sheppard
II. Engineering and Innovation
5. The Effects of Scientists and Engineers on Productivity and Earnings at the Establishment Where They Work
Erling Barth, James C. Davis, Richard B. Freeman, and Andrew J. Wang
6. What Goes On under the Hood? How Engineers Innovate in the Automotive Supply Chain
Susan Helper and Jennifer Kuan
III. Engineers and Labor Markets
7. The Influence of Licensing Engineers on Their Labor Market
Yoon Sun Hur, Morris M. Kleiner, and Yingchun Wang
8. Dynamics of Engineering Labor Markets: Petroleum Engineering Demand and Responsive Supply
Leonard Lynn, Hal Salzman, and Daniel Kuehn
9. Bridge to Permanent Immigration or Temporary Labor? The H-1B Visa Program Is a Source of Both
Ron Hira
Contributors
Author Index
Subject Index
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