Beginning in the early 2000s, there was an upsurge of national concern over the state of the science and engineering job market that sparked a plethora of studies, commission reports, and a presidential initiative, all stressing the importance of maintaining American competitiveness in these...

Information technology (IT) professionals play an important role in firms' IT investments, technology formation, development, and innovation, contributing to economic growth in the U.S. The use of temporary work visas and related immigration policies that import foreign IT professionals has...

This study examines the evolution of the number of ICT-skilled workers employed in industry sectors in the EU28 over the period 2000-2012. Data are taken from the Eurostat Labour Force Statistics. It introduces a novel definition of ICT specialists that combines occupations and skills...