Chang T, Chiang H, Freeman RB.
Supporting ‘The Best and Brightest’ in Science and Engineering: NSF Graduate Research Fellowships. In: Science and Engineering Careers in the United States: An Analysis of Markets and Employment. University of Chicago Press for NBER ; 2009.
Reenan JV, Freeman R.
What If Congress Doubled R&D Spending on the Physical Sciences?. In: Innovation Policy and the Economy Volume 9. University of Chicago Press, Journals Division ; 2009.
Freeman R, Blasi J, Kruse D.
Shared Capitalism: at Work: Employee Ownership, Profit and Gain Sharing, and Broad-based Stock Options. University of Chicago Press; 2009.
Publisher's VersionAbstractThe historical relationship between capital and labor has evolved in the past few decades. One particularly noteworthy development is the rise of shared capitalism, a system in which workers have become partial owners of their firms and thus, in effect, both employees and stockholders. Profit sharing arrangements and gain-sharing bonuses, which tie compensation directly to a firm’s performance, also reflect this new attitude toward labor. Shared Capitalism at Work analyzes the effects of this trend on workers and firms. The contributors focus on four main areas: the fraction of firms that participate in shared capitalism programs in the United States and abroad, the factors that enable these firms to overcome classic free rider and risk problems, the effect of shared capitalism on firm performance, and the impact of shared capitalism on worker well-being. This volume provides essential studies for understanding the increasingly important role of shared capitalism in the modern workplace.
Freeman R, Goroff DL.
Science and Engineering Careers in the United States. University of Chicago Press; 2009.
Publisher's VersionAbstractBeginning 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 fields. Science and Engineering Careers in the United States is the first major academic study to probe the issues that underlie these concerns. This volume provides new information on the economics of the postgraduate science and engineering job market, addressing such topics as the factors that determine the supply of PhDs, the career paths they follow after graduation, and the creation and use of knowledge as it is reflected by the amount of papers and patents produced. A distinguished team of contributors also explores the tensions between industry and academe in recruiting graduates, the influx of foreign-born doctorates, and the success of female doctorates. Science and Engineering Careers in the United States will raise new questions about stimulating innovation and growth in the American economy.
