Managing the Future of Work

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Research

    • Oct 2018
    • Book

    The Gift of Global Talent

    How Migration Shapes Business, Economy & Society

    By: William R. Kerr

    The global race for talent is on, with countries and businesses competing for the best and brightest. Foreign talent has transformed U.S. science and engineering, reshaped the economy, and influenced society at large. But the world around the United States is rapidly catching up. The future is quite uncertain, and the global talent puzzle deserves a close look. Examining popular ideas that have taken hold and synthesizing rigorous research across fields such as entrepreneurship and innovation, regional advantage, and economic policy, William Kerr gives voice to data and ideas that should drive the next wave of policy and business practice.

    • Oct 2018
    • Book

    The Gift of Global Talent

    How Migration Shapes Business, Economy & Society

    By: William R. Kerr

    The global race for talent is on, with countries and businesses competing for the best and brightest. Foreign talent has transformed U.S. science and engineering, reshaped the economy, and influenced society at large. But the world around the United States is rapidly catching up. The future is quite uncertain, and the global talent puzzle deserves a close look. Examining popular ideas that have taken hold and synthesizing rigorous research across fields such as entrepreneurship and innovation, regional advantage, and economic policy, William Kerr gives voice to data and ideas that should drive the next wave of policy and business practice.

    • OCT 2017
    • REPORT

    Dismissed By Degrees

    How degree inflation is undermining U.S. competitiveness and hurting America’s middle class (pdf)

    By: Joseph Fuller and Manjari Raman

    The rising demand for a four-year college degree for jobs that previously did not require one—or degree inflation—harms U.S. businesses and closes off critical career pathways for millions of Americans in middle skills jobs. This report reveals the hidden costs of degree inflation and provides critical recommendations that business leaders, educators, and policy makers can implement to develop middle-skills talent pipelines.

    • OCT 2017
    • REPORT

    Dismissed By Degrees

    How degree inflation is undermining U.S. competitiveness and hurting America’s middle class (pdf)

    By: Joseph Fuller and Manjari Raman

    The rising demand for a four-year college degree for jobs that previously did not require one—or degree inflation—harms U.S. businesses and closes off critical career pathways for millions of Americans in middle skills jobs. This report reveals the hidden costs of degree inflation and provides critical recommendations that business leaders, educators, and policy makers can implement to develop middle-skills talent pipelines.

  • 29 Nov 2017

Room to Grow

Identifying New Frontiers for Apprenticeships
By: Joseph Fuller and Matthew Sigelman
In the United States, apprentices are employed in just 27 occupations, mostly in skilled, physical trades. An analysis of job postings data shows that extending apprenticeships to more occupations provides an opportunity to expand employment and close the middle skills gap in America. Employers can expand apprenticeships as pathways to at least 21 other occupations that don’t require a bachelor’s degree, such as shipping clerks and tax preparers, as well as another 26 occupations that commonly require a costly four-year degree but have requisite skills that can be attained without a one, including claims adjusters and computer user support specialists. With these changes, the number of Americans that could be employed through work-based apprentice training could be increased from 410,000 to 3.2 million, boosting employer production and reducing costs to young Americans entering the workforce.
  • 24 Oct 2017

Dismissed by Degrees

How degree inflation is undermining U.S. competitiveness and hurting America’s middle class
By: Joseph Fuller and Manjari Raman
The rising demand for a four-year college degree for jobs that previously did not require one—or degree inflation—harms U.S. businesses and closes off critical career pathways for millions of Americans in middle skills jobs. This report reveals the hidden costs of degree inflation and provides critical recommendations that business leaders, educators, and policy makers can implement to develop middle-skills talent pipelines.
  • 12 Nov 2014

Bridge the Gap

Rebuilding America's Middle Skills
By: Joseph Fuller
The market for middle-skills jobs—those that require more education and training than a high school diploma but less than a four-year college degree—is consistently failing to clear. That failure is inflicting a grievous cost on the competitiveness of American firms and on the standard of living of American workers. How can business lead the charge to close the gap?