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Brain drain and its determinants: a major issue for small states

This paper examines the relationship between the brain drain and country size, as well as the extent of small states' overall loss of human capital. We find that small states are the main losers because they i) lose a larger proportion of their skilled labor force and ii) exhibit stronger reactions to standard push factors. We also observe that the correlation between human capital indicators and country size is close to zero. This suggests that small states are more successful in producing skilled natives and less successful in retaining them.

Language: Englisch

Bibliographic citation: Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 3398

Classification: Wirtschaft
International Migration

Subject: Brain drain
small states
human capital
openness
Brain Drain
Landesgröße
Kleinstaat
Bildungsinvestition
Politik der offenen Tür
Migrationstheorie
Theorie
Welt

Event: Geistige Schöpfung

(who): Beine, Michel
Docquier, Frédéric
Schiff, Maurice

Event: Veröffentlichung

(who): Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)

(where): Bonn

(when): 2008

Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/35103

URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2008031828

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Beine, Michel
Docquier, Frédéric
Schiff, Maurice
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)

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2008

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