International Circulation of Human Capital or “Brain Drain”

1975 ◽  
pp. 90-115
Author(s):  
Harry G. Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Brain Drain ◽  
International Circulation

scholarly journals Extending the Case for a Beneficial Brain Drain

2011 ◽  
Vol 231 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Simone Bertoli ◽  
Herbert Brücker
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Brain Drain ◽  
Returns To Education ◽  
Skill Premium ◽  
Immigration Policies ◽  
Level Of Education ◽  
Simulation Results ◽  
And Migration ◽  
Migration Costs ◽  
Parameter Values

SummarySeveral destination countries still adopt general immigration policies, and are characterized by lower returns to education than the countries of origin of the migrants. These two stylized facts challenge the literature on the beneficial brain drain which demonstrates that migration can increase the average human capital in the sending countries if immigration policies are selective, or the skill premium at destination is higher than at origin. We propose a model with empirically sensible assumptions on immigration policies and skill premia, where individuals face heterogeneous and correlated education and migration costs. The model is consistent with a robust stylized fact, namely that the rate of migration increases with schooling, and it shows that the average level of education of the stayers can be increasing in the probability to migrate even in such a setting. Our simulation results prove that these findings hold for reasonable parameter values. This extends the case for a beneficial brain drain in a further direction.

scholarly journals Effect of Brain Drain (Human Capital Flight) of Librarians on Service Delivery in Some Selected Nigerian Universities

SAGE Open ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 215824401454113 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clara Chinyere Okoro ◽  
Saturday U. Omeluzor ◽  
Itunu A. Bamidele
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Service Delivery ◽  
Brain Drain ◽  
Capital Flight ◽  
Human Capital Flight

scholarly journals Should individuals migrate before acquiring education or after? A new model of Brain Waste vs. Brain Drain

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Elise S. Brezis
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Brain Drain ◽  
Return Migration ◽  
Optimal Solution ◽  
Unified Model ◽  
New Model ◽  
Unique Model ◽  
Migration Decisions ◽  
Timing Of Migration

AbstractShould individuals migrate before acquiring education or after? In order to analyze the optimality of the timing of migration, I develop a model of migration, which combines the two migration decisions into a unique model – the decisions about where to get an education and about where to work. The main reason for having a unified model is that investment in human capital cannot be disjoined from the decision about work. This paper shows that brain drain is usually an optimal solution. But, when we incorporate “brain waste” and “return migration”, then it is optimal to migrate when young.

Dealing with brain drain: the contributions of Sri Lanka’s peak business interest associations

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 239-256
Author(s):  
Kevin You
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Civil Society ◽  
Brain Drain ◽  
Online News ◽  
Capital Flight ◽  
Sri Lankan ◽  
Business Associations ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Business Interest ◽  
Human Capital Flight

Purpose This paper aims to investigate the way in which Sri Lankan business associations contribute to addressing such issues and the motivation behind their contributions. Design/methodology/approach Data, in this study, came from publicly available sources (online news articles, newspaper articles, reports, etc.) and a series of unstructured elite interviews with leaders of Sri Lanka’s most prominent peak business associations. Findings Sri Lankan associations contribute to addressing problems associated with human capital flight because doing so, ultimately, benefits their members and secretariat organisations. Peak bodies make their contributions by easing the push factors that catalyse the outflow of skilled migrants from the island nation and helping to replenish skills in the country by engaging in initiatives aimed at training and developing workers, young people and entrepreneurs. Research limitations/implications The behaviours of Sri Lanka’s business interest associations and the logics that drive their actions are similar to those of their counterparts in other countries (as per academic literature in the area), where association membership is not state-mandated. Rational actions of business associations have the potential to produce socially beneficial positive externalities (as in the present case issues around the brain drain). Social implications Findings from this research can assist government bodies, non-government organisations and other civil society organisations develop a better collaborative relationship with the private sector in developing nations to tackle problems associated with human capital flight. Originality/value While there has been a lively debate, among philosophers and scholars of public policy, on how governments should help address issues associated with this phenomenon, very little attention has been given to the real and potential contributions of non-governmental, non-charity-based civil society groups such as unions and business chambers. This paper seeks to address this gap.

On the Brain Drain of Africans to America: Some Methodological Observations

2006 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 155-162 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Nii-Amoo Dodoo ◽  
Baffour Takyi ◽  
Jesse Mann
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
World Bank ◽  
Brain Drain ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Accounting System ◽  
The World Bank ◽  
The World ◽  
Relative Comparisons ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Brain

AbstractRecurring debates about the impact of the brain drain— the developing world's loss of human capital to more developed countries—has motivated estimation of the magnitude of the phenomenon, most recently by the World Bank. Although frequently cited as a key contributor to Africa's wanting development record, what constitutes the "brain-drain" is not always clearly defined. Today, in the absence of an accounting system, resolution of the definitional and measurement question depends on relative comparisons of measurement variants, which will identify definitional shortcomings by clarifying the merits and demerits of these variants, and thereby suggest corrective imputations. This paper compares the World Bank's approach to a chronological precedent (Dodoo 1997) to clarify the value of variant comparisons. The resultant implications for corrections are also discussed.

scholarly journals Towards a Socio-Economics of the Brain Drain and Distributed Human Capital

2012 ◽  
Vol 53 (1) ◽  
pp. 115-130 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carolina Cañibano ◽  
Richard Woolley
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Brain Drain ◽  
The Brain

scholarly journals Brain Drain: Migration of Healthcare Professionals in a Globalized World

2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 63-72
Author(s):  
Gaurav Mahindra ◽  
Hamendra Kumar Dangi
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Brain Drain ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Healthcare Spending ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Healthcare Sector ◽  
Technological Developments ◽  
Human Capital Flight ◽  
Globalized World

ABSTRACT Social, economic and technological developments due to globalization have led to a surge in international demand for skilled workforce. Developed economies have made concerted efforts in not only attracting but also in retaining such human capital. Healthcare sector has been no exception. With limited career opportunities within their own country and a host of pull factors in developed countries, India and other developing countries have seen an exodus of medical and other professionals, what is known as ‘Brain Drain’. Shortages thus resulting from migration of health workers have even mitigated the effects of increased domestic healthcare spending. The health workers hold strategic importance in a nation's health systems and disease control initiatives. The resulting imbalances could have a detrimental effect on the social as well as economic fabric of such sending countries. This study is an effort in understanding the factors encouraging human capital flight and thus seeking short-term and long-term measures in dealing with it. This research brings forth strategies to deal with brain drain by forming mutually beneficial relationships with the diasporas. This reciprocity will lead to circulation of skills between source and receiving countries. Formulating suitable policies would ensure correcting the human resource imbalances within countries on a sustainable basis. How to cite this article Mahindra G, Dangi HK. Brain Drain: Migration of Healthcare Professionals in a Globalized World. Int J Res Foundation Hosp Healthc Adm 2014;2(2):63-72.

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