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9780881324136

The Accelerating Decline in America's High-Skilled Workforce

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  • ISBN13:

    9780881324136

  • ISBN10:

    0881324132

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2008-01-01
  • Publisher: Peterson Inst for Intl Economics
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Summary

Kirkegaard explores the increasinglydysfunctional state of present UShigh-skilledimmigrationlaws andrecommendsa coherent setof immediatereforms, whichshould aimto facilitatecontinuously high and increasinglyeconomically necessary levels of highskilledimmigration to the United States.In recent decades American skill levelshave stagnated and struggled to make theglobal top 10. As baby boomers retire,the United States risks losing these skillsaltogether. In response, the United Statesshould address high-skilled immigrationin its broader foreign economic policiesto remain a global leader in the face ofaccelerating global economic integration.

Author Biography

Jacob Funk Kirkegaard has been a research associate at the Peterson Institute since 2002.

Table of Contents

Prefacep. ix
Acknowledgmentsp. xi
Introductionp. 1
High-Skilled Workers: Stagnating in the United States, Rising Fast in Other Countries?p. 5
Size and Educational Attainment of Resident US Populationp. 6
Size and Educational Characteristics of Foreign-Born Populations in Rich Countriesp. 15
High-Skilled Workers in Science and Engineeringp. 19
Global High-Skilled Talent: An Increasingly Sought After Resourcep. 26
Current US High-Skilled Immigration Systemp. 33
Permanent High-Skilled Immigrationp. 33
Temporary High-Skilled Immigrationp. 39
Welfare Trade-Off, US Software Workers, and Immigration Quotasp. 55
Welfare Economic Efficiency Versus Equity Trade-Offp. 55
Software Workers: The Most Affected High-Skilled Americansp. 58
Matching Employers with Foreign High-Skilled Workersp. 74
A Reform Packagep. 79
Summary of Findingsp. 79
Implications and Recommendations for Reformp. 82
Statistical Appendixp. 91
Referencesp. 121
Indexp. 127
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