Arbeitspapier
Globalization, brain drain and development
This paper reviews four decades of economics research on the brain drain, with a focus on recent contributions and on development issues. We first assess the magnitude, intensity and determinants of the brain drain, showing that brain drain (or high-skill) migration is becoming the dominant pattern of international migration and a major aspect of globalization. We then use a stylized growth model to analyze the various channels through which a brain drain affects the sending countries and review the evidence on these channels. The recent empirical literature shows that high-skill emigration need not deplete a country's human capital stock and can generate positive network externalities. Three case studies are also considered: the African medical brain drain, the recent exodus of European scientists to the United States, and the role of the Indian diaspora in the development of India's IT sector. We conclude with a discussion of the implications of the analysis for education, immigration, and international taxation policies in a global context.
- Language
-
Englisch
- Bibliographic citation
-
Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 5590
International Migration
Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration
Geographic Labor Mobility; Immigrant Workers
international migration
globalization
Brain Drain
Globalisierung
Internationale Wanderung
Humankapital
Makroökonomischer Einfluss
Indien
USA
Europa
Rapoport, Hillel
- Handle
- URN
-
urn:nbn:de:101:1-201104134122
- Last update
-
20.09.2024, 8:21 AM CEST
Data provider
ZBW - Deutsche Zentralbibliothek für Wirtschaftswissenschaften - Leibniz-Informationszentrum Wirtschaft. If you have any questions about the object, please contact the data provider.
Object type
- Arbeitspapier
Associated
- Docquier, Frédéric
- Rapoport, Hillel
- Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
Time of origin
- 2011
Other Objects (12)
Globalization, brain drain and development
Documenting the brain drain of "la crème de la crème": Three case-studies on international migration at the upper tail of the education distribution
The Economics of Migrants? Remittances
Remittances and Inequality: A Dynamic Migration Model
Remittances and Inequality: A Dynamic Migration Model
Ethnic Discrimination and the Migration of Skilled Labor
Skilled migration: the perspective of developing countries
Brain Drain and LDCs? Growth: Winners and Losers
Brain Drain and LDCs' Growth: Winners and Losers
On the robustness of brain gain estimates
On the robustness of brain gain estimates
Remittances, migrants' education and immigration policy: Theory and evidence from bilateral data
Globalization, brain drain and development
Documenting the brain drain of "la crème de la crème": Three case-studies on international migration at the upper tail of the education distribution
The Economics of Migrants? Remittances
Remittances and Inequality: A Dynamic Migration Model
Remittances and Inequality: A Dynamic Migration Model
Ethnic Discrimination and the Migration of Skilled Labor
Skilled migration: the perspective of developing countries
Brain Drain and LDCs? Growth: Winners and Losers
Brain Drain and LDCs' Growth: Winners and Losers
On the robustness of brain gain estimates
On the robustness of brain gain estimates
Remittances, migrants' education and immigration policy: Theory and evidence from bilateral data
Globalization, brain drain and development
Documenting the brain drain of "la crème de la crème": Three case-studies on international migration at the upper tail of the education distribution
The Economics of Migrants? Remittances
Remittances and Inequality: A Dynamic Migration Model
Remittances and Inequality: A Dynamic Migration Model
Ethnic Discrimination and the Migration of Skilled Labor
Skilled migration: the perspective of developing countries
Brain Drain and LDCs? Growth: Winners and Losers
Brain Drain and LDCs' Growth: Winners and Losers
On the robustness of brain gain estimates
On the robustness of brain gain estimates