High-skilled immigration in a global labor market

Author(s)

• Chiswick, Barry R.

Bibliographic Information

High-skilled immigration in a global labor market

Barry R. Chiswick, editor

AEI Press, c2011

• : cloth

Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Recent U.S. immigration reform proposals have focused almost exclusively on regulating the population of low-skilled foreign workers. High-Skilled Immigration in a Global Labor Market contends that policymakers should focus more on attracting immigrants with exclusive skill sets-professional, technical, and managerial (PTM) workers. PTM workers positively impact the economy by expanding production capability, increasing the growth rate of total factor productivity, and enhancing international competitiveness. Barry R. Chiswick and his coauthors examine the policies established by other OECD countries (such as Australia, Canada, and New Zealand) to attract foreign PTM workers and explore how U.S. immigration policy could be altered to maximize the economic benefits of high-skilled immigration.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction and Overview of the Chapters Barry R. Chiswick Part I: Historical Perspective Chapter 1: A Historical Perspective on High-Skilled Immigrants to the Untied States, 1820-1920 Joseph P. Ferrie Chapter 2: Rights-Based Politics, Immigration, and the Business Cycle, 1890-2008 James F. Hollifield and Carole J. Wilson Part II: From Temporary to Permanent Status Chapter 3: Trends in Foreigh-Student Admission to the United States B. Lindsay Lowell and Pramod Khadka Part III: The Adjustment of Hight-Skilled Immigrants Chapter 4: Educational Mismatch Barry R. Chiswick and Paul W. Miller Chapter 5: Physician Migration to the Untied States and Canada Linda G. Lesky Chapter 6: Earnings, Occupations, and Schooling Decisions of Immigrants with Medical Degrees James Ted McDonald, Casey Warman, and Christopher Worswick Part IV: High-Skilled Immigrants: Impact and Policy Chapter 7: High Skilled Immigration Volker Grossman and David Stadelmann Chapter 8: High-Skilled Russian Immigrants in the Israeli Labor Market Sarit Cohen-Goldner and Yoram Weiss Chapter 9: High Skilled Immigration Policy in Europe Martin Kahanec and Klaus F. Zimmermann Appendix: The Policy Panel Index About the Authors

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Details

• NCID: BB05929555
• ISBN:
  • 9780844743851
• LCCN: 2010044047
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Washington, D.C.
• Pages/Volumes: xx, 341 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : HD6300
  • DC22 : 331.6/2
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Foreign workers
  • LCSH : Skilled labor
  • LCSH : Professional employees
  • LCSH : Labor market
  • LCSH : Emigration and immigration -- Economic aspects