Forecasting Demand and Supply of Doctoral Scientists and Engineers: Report of a Workshop on Methodology

National Research Council,National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Office of Scientific and Engineering Personnel

Forecasting Demand and Supply of Doctoral Scientists and Engineers: Report of a Workshop on Methodology
Format
Paperback
Publisher
National Academies Press
Country
United States
Published
31 July 2000
Pages
104
ISBN
9780309070898

Forecasting Demand and Supply of Doctoral Scientists and Engineers: Report of a Workshop on Methodology

National Research Council,National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Office of Scientific and Engineering Personnel

This report is the summary of a workshop conducted by the National Research Council in order to learn from both forecast makers and forecast users about improvements that can be made in understanding the markets for doctoral scientists and engineers. The workshop commissioned papers examined (1) the history and problems with models of demand and supply for scientists and engineers, (2) objectives and approaches to forecasting models, (3) margins of adjustment that have been neglected in models, especially substitution and quality, (4) the presentation of uncertainty, and (5) whether these forecasts of supply and demand are worthwhile, given all their shortcomings. The focus of the report was to provide guidance to the NSF and to scholars in this area on how models and the forecasts derived from them might be improved, and what role NSF should play in their improvement. In addition, the report examined issues of reporting forecasts to policymakers.

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