Yu Xie of the University of Michigan and Alexandra Achen Killewald of Harvard claim in their new book, Is American Science in Decline?, that globalization will actually benefit US science efforts, rather than weaken it, although the country may not enjoy continued dominance in the field. They cite, among other facts, statistics from the US Census and American Community Survey that the number of scientists has grown from 1.3% of the labor force in 1960 to 3.3% in 2007, increased science and math coursework by American students, and similar coverage of science topics in popular media as in the 1950's. On the other side, however, the authors note declining earnings among US scientists compared to other high-wage professions, stable numbers of science degrees being awarded to native-born men, and fewer science doctorates going on to academics. http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2012/06/14/global-science-um-prof-says-u-s-still-in-the-game/
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