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Yang, Rui – Globalisation, Societies and Education, 2020
Globalisation and the shift towards a knowledge economy have made researchers among the most sought-after resources. International research mobility has been encouraged at policy levels and has remarkably increased in the past decade. Meanwhile, concerns of policy makers about the possible loss of such human capital are also rapidly growing. This…
Descriptors: Researchers, Foreign Countries, Brain Drain, Global Approach
Baldacchino, Godfrey – Globalisation, Societies and Education, 2006
The "brain drain" phenomenon is typically seen as a zero-sum game, where one party's gain is presumed to be another's drain. This corresponds to deep-seated assumptions about what is "home" and what is "away". This article challenges the view, driven by much "brain drain" literature, that the dynamic is an…
Descriptors: Human Capital, Migration Patterns, Brain Drain, Global Approach
Vinokur, Annie – Globalisation, Societies and Education, 2006
The "brain drain/brain gain" debate has been going on for the past 40 years, with irresolvable theoretical disputes and unenforceable policy recommendations that economists commonly ascribe to the lack of reliable empirical data. The recent report of the World Bank, "International migration, remittances and the brain drain", documents the…
Descriptors: Skilled Workers, Migration Patterns, Immigration, Brain Drain