Publications

How Many Highly Skilled Foreign-Born Are Waiting in Line for U.S. Legal Permanent Residence?

A Reverse Brain Drain

The American Brain Drain and Asia

America's Loss is the World's Gain: America's New Immigrant Entrepreneurs: Part IV

Since even before the 2008 financial and economic crisis, some observers have noted that a substantial number of highly skilled immigrants have started returning to their home countries, including persons from low-income countries like India and China who

How the Disciple Became the Guru

This paper is based on detailed interviews with the CEOs, HR executives, R&D managers, and employees of 24 leading companies in rapidly growing sectors in India. The authors present an overview of best practices in recruiting, training, managerial develop

Skilled Immigration and Economic Growth

This paper explores the educational attainment and career trajectories of immigrant entrepreneurs in the U.S. The research confirms that advanced education in STEM fields (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) is correlated with high rates of

Getting the Numbers Right: International Engineering Education in the United States, China, and India

This article challenges the commonly cited statistics for engineering graduates in the United States, China, and India. The authors argue that the key issue in engineering education should be the quality of graduates, not just the quantity, since quantity

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Intellectual Property, the Immigration Backlog and a Reverse Brain-Drain: Part III

This Kauffman Foundation-supported study is Part III of the "America's New Immigrant Entrepreneurs" series, which focuses on immigrants' contributions to the competitiveness of the U.S. economy.

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Where the Engineers Are

To guide education policy and maintain its innovation leadership, the United States must acquire an accurate understanding of the quantity and quality of engineering graduates in India and China.

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America's New Immigrant Entrepreneurs: Part I

This paper assesses the contribution of skilled immigrants in the creation of engineering and technology businesses and intellectual property in the United States. The research shows that immigrants have become a significant driving force in the creation

The New Offshoring of Jobs and Global Development (Book)

This volume contains the text of the ILO Social Policy Lectures (Jamaica, December 2005) revised and updated by Gary Gereffi. It is a joint publication of the University of the West Indies and the International Institute for Labour Studies.

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