Eight questions about brain drain.

Autor/inn/en	Gibson, John; McKenzie, David
Titel	Eight questions about brain drain. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Acht Fragen zum Brain Drain.
Quelle	In: The journal of economic perspectives, 25 (2011) 3, S. 107-128 PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0895-3309; 1944-7965
DOI	10.1257/jep.25.3.107
Schlagwörter	Motivation; Statistik; Theorie; Welt; Migration; Qualifikationsstruktur; Herkunftsland; Motivation; Wissenstransfer; Migration; Ökonomische Determinanten; Arbeitsmigration; Qualifikationsstruktur; Statistik; Brain Drain; Finanzielle Beihilfe; Theorie; Welt; Hochschulabsolvent; Hoch Qualifizierter; Herkunftsland
Abstract	"The term 'brain drain' dominates popular discourse on high-skilled migration, and for this reason, we use it in this article. However, as Harry Johnson noted, it is a loaded phrase implying serious loss. It is far from clear that such a loss actually occurs in practice; indeed, there is an increasing recognition of the possible benefits that skilled migration can offer both for migrants and for sending countries. This paper builds upon a recent wave of empirical research to answer eight key questions underlying much of the brain drain debate: 1) What is brain drain? 2) Why should economists care about it? 3) Is brain drain increasing? 4) Is there a positive relationship between skilled and unskilled migration? 5) What makes brain drain more likely? 6) Does brain gain exist? 7) Do high-skilled workers remit, invest, and share knowledge back home? 8) What do we know about the fiscal and production externalities of brain drain?" (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku). Forschungsmethode: empirisch; Metaanalyse. Die Untersuchung bezieht sich auf den Zeitraum 2005 bis 2009.
Erfasst von	Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung, Nürnberg
Update	2012/1