Preface | p. ix |
Acknowledgments | p. xi |
Introduction | p. 1 |
High-Skilled Workers: Stagnating in the United States, Rising Fast in Other Countries? | p. 5 |
Size and Educational Attainment of Resident US Population | p. 6 |
Size and Educational Characteristics of Foreign-Born Populations in Rich Countries | p. 15 |
High-Skilled Workers in Science and Engineering | p. 19 |
Global High-Skilled Talent: An Increasingly Sought After Resource | p. 26 |
Current US High-Skilled Immigration System | p. 33 |
Permanent High-Skilled Immigration | p. 33 |
Temporary High-Skilled Immigration | p. 39 |
Welfare Trade-Off, US Software Workers, and Immigration Quotas | p. 55 |
Welfare Economic Efficiency Versus Equity Trade-Off | p. 55 |
Software Workers: The Most Affected High-Skilled Americans | p. 58 |
Matching Employers with Foreign High-Skilled Workers | p. 74 |
A Reform Package | p. 79 |
Summary of Findings | p. 79 |
Implications and Recommendations for Reform | p. 82 |
Statistical Appendix | p. 91 |
References | p. 121 |
Index | p. 127 |
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