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8 Key Points Made in the Workshop
Pages 109-112

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... o Australia has a longitudinal study as well, which has found that skilled migrants who were not sponsored by an employer had a lower unemployment rate than the general population. • Several presenters argued that the United States should design sys tems for collecting and analyzing data in order to assess the effective 109
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From page 110...
... • Workshop participants noted that high-skilled workers are highly mo bile and the market for high-skilled labor is global, as are the markets for knowledge and ideas, as evidenced by the large number of interna tional collaborations. One participant noted that there is competition even within countries for talent and pointed out that in the United States, smaller companies have a harder time than larger companies getting visas for skilled workers.
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From page 111...
... o An illustration of an unintended consequence that a presenter pointed to is an Australian example of universities completely changing their focus, as quickly as overnight, in response to changes in policy, a potential problem in a setting with inflexible rules. • Many presenters believe that there are opportunities to adopt good practices and to apply lessons learned from other countries to in crease opportunities for the United States to attract high-skilled immi grants and benefit from their impact on output and productivity.
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From page 112...
... • Several participants argued that there is compelling evidence that Chi na is trying to build its high-skilled workforce including exponential growth in tertiary degrees within China and government sponsorship of students to study abroad at the best universities, especially in the United States. Whether those students return to China or settle else where, they maintain relationships with their research colleagues to continue building and diffusing knowledge and ideas to China.
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