This paper is about the experience of labour migration among skilled Romanians, mainly Information Technology workers and highly qualified researchers. It is based on a questionnaire survey where, among other elements, the researcher investigated the push-pull aspects of qualified migration and the strategies of labour migration. This paper…

Brain drain has been a long-lasting phenomenon. It existed in the former Yugoslavia, and was affected by various factors, from political through economic ones to the attractive offers for advanced studies and work in scientific institutions or firms in developed countries. Some ad-hoc analyses were made concerning individual groups or periods, but…

Patterns and reasons for migration of highly educated manpower, primarily from developing to developed nations, are examined; and efforts to encourage return to home countries are discussed. (MSE)