Science and engineering careers in the United States an analysis of markets and employment / edited by Richard B. Freeman and Daniel L. Goroff.

Other author Freeman, Richard B. (Richard Barry), 1943-
Other author Goroff, Daniel L.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoChicago : University of Chicago Press,
Descriptionix, 393 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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SeriesA National Bureau of Economic Research conference report
National Bureau of Economic Research conference report. ^A475763
Contents Supporting "The best and brightest" in science and engineering : NSF graduate research fellowships / Richard B. Freeman, Tanwin Chang, and Hanley Chiang -- Internationalization of U.S. doctorate education / John Bound, Sarah Turner, and Patrick Walsh -- Improving the postdoctoral experience : an empirical approach / Geoff Davis -- Immigration in high-skill labor markets : the impact of foreign students on the earnings of doctorates / George J. Borjas -- Does science promote women? Evidence from academia 1973-2001 / Donna K. Ginther and Shulamit Kahn -- Patterns of male and female scientific dissemination in public and private science / Kjersten Bunker Whittington -- Educational mismatch among Ph.D.s : determinants and consequences / Keith A. Bender and John S. Heywood -- Capturing knowledge : the location decision of new Ph.D.s working in industry / Albert J. Sumell, Paula E. Stephan, and James D. Adams -- Instruments of commerce and knowledge : probe microscopy, 1980-2000 / Cyrus C. M. Moody -- International knowledge flows : evidence from an inventor-firm matched data set / Jinyoung Kim, Sangjoon John Lee, and Gerald Marschke -- Growing allocative inefficiency of the U.S. higher education sector / James D. Adams and J. Roger Clemmons.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.
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LCCN 2008032103
ISBN9780226261898 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0226261891 (cloth : alk. paper)