Autore	Kirkegaard Jacob F
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Washington, DC, : Peterson Institute for International Economics, 2007
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (145 p.)
Collana	Policy analyses in international economics
Soggetto topico	Skilled labor - United States
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	1-281-12516-4 9786611125165 0-88132-484-1 1-4356-1644-8
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910451955603321

Autore	Kirkegaard Jacob F
Edizione	[1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Washington, DC, : Peterson Institute for International Economics, 2007
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (145 p.)
Collana	Policy analyses in international economics
Soggetto topico	Skilled labor - United States
ISBN	1-281-12516-4 9786611125165 0-88132-484-1 1-4356-1644-8
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	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.
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910807046603321

Autore	Henning C. Randall
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Washington, DC, : Peterson Institute for International Economics, 2008
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (140 p.)
Disciplina	332.4/560973
Collana	Policy analyses in international economics
Soggetto topico	Foreign exchange rates - United States Monetary policy - United States Legislative oversight - United States
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	1-281-74450-6 9786611744502 0-88132-489-2 1-4356-5805-1
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910454753303321

Autore	Noland Marcus <1959->
Edizione	[2nd ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Washington, D.C., : Peterson Institute for International Economics, 2011
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (396 p.)
Altri autori (Persone)	PackHoward
Soggetto topico	Globalization
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	0-88132-638-0
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910457788103321

Autore	Noland Marcus <1959->
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Washington, DC, : Peterson Institute for International Economics, 2007
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (367 p.)
Disciplina	330.917/4927
Altri autori (Persone)	PackHoward
Soggetto topico	Globalization
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	1-280-95038-2 9786610950386 0-88132-476-0 1-4356-0920-4
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Dimensions of the challenge. Addressing the challenge -- Growth, productivity, and welfare. Identifying the comparators. Natural resources and physical capital. Human capital. Relative international performance. Domestic growth over time. Investment and growth. Sources of differences in growth rates -- Welfare, happiness, and discontent. Social indicators. Happiness. Discontent -- Dimensions of the challenge. What are the perceived problems? Demographic changes. Employment generation and productivity growth. International trade performance. Dimensions of the problem. Foreign direct investment and financial inflows. Oil rents, aid, and remittances. Financial market development. Explanations of limited globalization. Some effects of lack of globalization -- Obstacles to, and enablers of, development. Institutions and the influence of Islam. Religious affiliation and growth across countries. Religion and institutions. legal systems and growth. Corruption and growth. Evolving understanding of development policy. Policies and their effects. An alternate view of the determinants of productivity growth -- Policy levers and constraints. Internal constraints to reform. The external policy dimension. The role of preferential agreements. Intra-Arab agreements. Club Med. Preferential agreements with the US -- Risk, credibility, and supply response. Domestic entrepreneurship. Reversing the brain drain. Arabs in North America. Arabs in Europe. The role of foreign investment. Asian experiences with diaspora and foreign entrepreneurs. Affinity, democracy, and risk -- Authoritarianism, uncertainty, and prospects for change. The political economy of reform. Implications for international exchange. Prospects for change -- Conclusions -- Defining the problem. Designing solutions. The political economy of reform.
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910452251603321