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Autore |
Kirkegaard Jacob F |
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The accelerating decline in America's high-skilled workforce : implications for immigration policy / / Jacob Funk Kirkegaard |
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Washington, DC, : Peterson Institute for International Economics, 2007 |
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ISBN |
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1-281-12516-4 |
9786611125165 |
0-88132-484-1 |
1-4356-1644-8 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (145 p.) |
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Collana |
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Policy analyses in international economics ; ; 84 |
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Soggetti |
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Skilled labor - United States |
United States Emigration and immigration Government policy |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 121-126) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 High-Skilled Workers: Stagnating in the United States, Rising Fast in Other Countries? -- Size and Educational Attainment of Resident US Population -- Size and Educational Characteristics of Foreign-Born Populations in Rich Countries -- High-Skilled Workers in Science and Engineering -- Global High-Skilled Talent: An Increasingly Sought After Resource -- Chapter 2 Current US High-Skilled Immigration System -- Permanent High-Skilled Immigration -- Temporary High-Skilled Immigration -- Chapter 3 Welfare Trade-Off, US Software Workers, and Immigration Quotas -- Welfare Economic Efficiency Versus Equity Trade-Off -- Software Workers: The Most Affected High-Skilled Americans -- Matching Employers with Foreign High-Skilled Workers -- Chapter 4 A Reform Package -- Summary of Findings -- Implications and Recommendations for Reform -- Statistical Appendix -- References -- Index. |
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