Is There a Shortage of Scientists and Engineers?: How Would We Know?

Abstract

Numerous alarms have been sounded about looming shortages of scientists and engineers in the United States. To more closely examine this issue, the authors focus on the production of science and engineering PhDs. They identify and discuss five concepts of shortage. Production might be called low if: (1) it is lower now that it was in the past, (2) competitors' share of total production is growing, (3) it is lower than what people doing the producing would like, (4) less is being produced than the nation is deemed to need, and (5) it is not meeting market demand.

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