(2007) States increasingly consider science and technology resources to be an asset in developing a strong economic advantage. As a result, strategies for training, attracting and retaining scientists and engineers have become more important state and national public policy issues.
This Population Bulletin Update is a follow-up to 2006's Population Bulletin, "Immigration: Shaping and Reshaping America" by Phil Martin and Elizabeth Midgley, and provides new data and analysis on the economic impacts and policy debates around immigration.
What do data tell us about the people who live in Gaza and the West Bank?
We equip leaders with the insights they need to navigate seismic changes to work and the workforce.
(2003) Since gaige kaifang or "reform and opening" began in 1979, China has moved to integrate itself into the global economic system, attracting foreign investment and exporting its goods to the world. For this country of 1.3 billion people, economic integration has also required unprecedented mobility of its people and exposure to travelers from other countries.
(2001) In a 2001 report published by Amnesty International, a 27-year-old Ukrainian psychologist and social worker told of being trafficked to Israel.
(2010) More than 1.4 billion people around the world live in extreme poverty (defined as income of less than US$1.25 per day), and nearly 2 billion more live just above that level.
(2010) Peruvian women are having fewer children and waiting longer between pregnancies, many by using traditional family planning methods.
(2010) Net worth—the difference between total savings and assets, and the amount of debt owed—is an important metric to assess a family's economic well-being.