known about either the efficacy or costs of these programs. This paper examines affirmative action in engineering colleges … lower-caste admits end up employed in engineering or advanced technical jobs. Finally, we find no evidence that the marginal …

This article reviews and evaluates the nascent literature on the economics of climate engineering. The literature … distinguishes between two broad types of climate engineering: solar radiation management and carbon dioxide removal. We review the … science and engineering characteristics of these technologies and analyze the implications of those characteristics on …

Academies of Sciences and Engineering. Hometown ties to fellow selection committee members increase candidates' election …

In the past two decades China leaped from bit player in global science and engineering (S&E) to become the world … latecomer to modern science and engineering, China trailed the US and other advanced countries in the quality of its …

-representation of women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). This chapter summarizes this research. We argue … that women's under-representation is concentrated in the math-intensive science fields of geosciences, engineering …

earlier professional work experience affects skilled worker development. In a field experiment, 1,787 Engineering majors were … systematic differences in inclination to take Engineering elective courses, choice of major, and the probability of persisting in … Engineering years later—consistent with engagement, retention, and sorting effects. Early exposure notably increased academic and …