Title: Getting the Numbers Right

Abstract: This article challenges the commonly cited statistics for engineering graduates in the United States, China, and India. Our research shows that the gap between the number of engineers and related technology specialists produced in the United States versus those in India and China is smaller than previously reported, and the United States remains a leading source of high-quality global engineering talent. Furthermore, engineering graduates in China and India face the prospect of substantial unemployment...

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Publication ID: 84

Category Description: Indicators for International Trade and Economic Globalization

Publication Type: Paper

Inistitute: Duke University

Year: 2008

Month: January

Sub Title: International Engineering Education in the United States, China, and India

Author 1: Gary Gereffi

Author 2: VIVEK WADHWA

Author 3:BEN RISSING

Author 4: RYAN ONG

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Link: http://unstats.un.org/unsd/trade/globalforum/publications/gvc/Gereffi%20-%20International%20Engineering%20Education%20-%20Jan%202008.pdf

Tags: China , Dynamic and transactional engineers , engineering education , India , offshore , statistics for engineering graduates ,

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