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The Demand and Supply of Scientific…
The Demand and Supply of Scientific Personnel
David M. Blank
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George J. Stigler
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Published Date
January 1957
Copyright
1957
ISBN
0-87014-061-2
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Table of Contents
Front matter to "The Demand and Supply of Scientific Personnel"
Author(s):
David M. Blank
&
George J. Stigler
Chapter 1:
A General View of the Technological Professions
Author(s):
David M. Blank
&
George J. Stigler
(p. 1-18)
Chapter 2:
Demand and Supply: Methods of Analysis
Author(s):
David M. Blank
&
George J. Stigler
(p. 19-46)
Chapter 3:
Factors Influencing the Demand for Engineers and Chemists
Author(s):
David M. Blank
&
George J. Stigler
(p. 47-72)
Chapter 4:
The Supply of Engineers
Author(s):
David M. Blank
&
George J. Stigler
(p. 73-92)
Chapter 5:
Supply and Demand for Mathemeticians and Physicists
Author(s):
David M. Blank
&
George J. Stigler
(p. 93-106)
Appendix A: Engineering Earnings
Author(s):
David M. Blank
&
George J. Stigler
(p. 107-142)
Appendix B: Census Data on Number of Engineers and Chemists, 1890-1950
Author(s):
David M. Blank
&
George J. Stigler
(p. 143-155)
Appendix C: Tables on Engineering Enrollments and Degrees
Author(s):
David M. Blank
&
George J. Stigler
(p. 156-165)
Appendix D: Projections of the Number of Engineering Degrees to 1970
Author(s):
David M. Blank
&
George J. Stigler
(p. 166-173)
Appendix E: Reconciliation of 1940 and 1950 Census Counts of Engineers
Author(s):
David M. Blank
&
George J. Stigler
(p. 174-178)
Appendix F: Tables on Years of School Completed for Engineers, 1940, and Age and Years of School Completed for Engineers and Scientists, 1950
Author(s):
David M. Blank
&
George J. Stigler
(p. 179-188)
Appendix G: Analysis of Rates of Transfer out of the Engineering Profession for Engineers with Varying Years of Experience
Author(s):
David M. Blank
&
George J. Stigler
(p. 189-191)
Appendix H: The Engineers Joint Council Surveys
Author(s):
David M. Blank
&
George J. Stigler
(p. 192-196)
Appendix I: Advertisements for Engineers
Author(s):
David M. Blank
&
George J. Stigler
(p. 197-198)
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