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Brain Drain, Gain, and Circulation (English)

27 Aug 2024

Although total global migration as a share of world population has been relatively stable, the world is witnessing a rapid increase in the number of high-skilled migrants. After identifying interesting patterns revealed by the existing data, the paper focuses on economic impact on the sending, mostly developing, countries. The initial focus of the literature was brain drain and the potential losses of tax revenue and productivity spillovers in origin countries. More recent contributions, however, identified several channels through which high-skilled emigration might bring benefits to sending countries. Among these are brain gain (endogenous increase in human capital investment) and brain circulation and network effects (knowledge diffusion and global economic integration).
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Authors

Kone,Zovanga Louis, Özden, Çağlar

Disclosure Date
2024/08/27
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Brain Drain, Gain, and Circulation
Pages
28
Published in
United States of America
Series Name
KNOMAD Working Paper; KNOMAD Trust Fund;
Unit Owning
People-Soc Prot&Labor Global (HSPGE)
Version Type
Final
Volume No
1

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