U.S. Engineering in a Global Economy.

• Position: NBER Books

Edited by Richard B. Freeman and Hal Salzman

320 pages, 39 line drawings, 61 tables

$130 (cloth)

Since the late 1950s, the engineering job market in the United States has been fraught with fears of a shortage of engineering skill and talent. U.S. Engineering in a Global Economy brings clarity to issues of supply and demand in this important market. Following a general overview of engineering-labor market trends, the volume examines the educational pathways of undergraduate engineers and their entry into the labor market, the impact on productivity and innovation of engineers working in firms, and various...