Is the United States falling behind in the global race for
scientific and engineering talent? Are U.S. employers facing
shortages of the skilled workers that they need to compete in a
globalized world? Such claims from some employers and educators
have been widely embraced by mainstream media and political
leaders, and have figured prominently in recent policy debates
about education, federal expenditures, tax policy, and immigration.
"Falling Behind?" offers careful examinations of the existing
evidence and of its use by those involved in these debates.
These concerns are by no means a recent phenomenon. Examining
historical precedent, Michael Teitelbaum highlights five episodes
of alarm about "falling behind" that go back nearly seventy years
to the end of World War II. In each of these episodes the political
system responded by rapidly expanding the supply of scientists and
engineers, but only a few years later political enthusiasm or
economic demand waned. Booms turned to busts, leaving many of those
who had been encouraged to pursue science and engineering careers
facing disheartening career prospects. Their experiences deterred
younger and equally talented students from following in their
footsteps--thereby sowing the seeds of the next cycle of alarm,
boom, and bust.
"Falling Behind?" examines these repeated cycles up to the
present, shedding new light on the adequacy of the science and
engineering workforce for the current and future needs of the
United States.
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