PHYSICS 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Human Capital, Human Capital Flight
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Brain drain refers to the exodus of scientists and technologists from the uk to the us and. Nowadays, this term refers to the emigration of a nation"s most highly skilled individuals. Typically, these movements are from developing to developed countries. Why should economists care about brain drain: brain drain has been and continues to be an area of tremendous policy concern in many countries. There are many claims that brain drain decimates healthcare and educational systems in developing countries and that failure to stop it could lead to. Economic and social catastrophe on an unprecedented scale : barriers on the mobility of labor: constraints on movement lead to very large gaps between the incomes that can be earned in different destinations. Is there a positive association between skilled and unskilled migration: empirical evidence suggests that levels of skilled and unskilled migration have a strong positive association, can be caused by family reunification.
