Losses and Gains to Developing Countries from the Migration of Educated Workers
An overview of recent research, and new reflections
Oded Stark & C. Simon Fan
Volume 8, Number 2, 2007, pages 259 - 269
This paper synthesizes and extends recent research on “The New Economics of the Brain Drain”. In a unified framework, the paper shows that while recently identified adverse repercussions of the brain drain exacerbate the long-recognized negative impact of the brain drain, longer-term consequences tu ... Read more
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Migration and Development
A new research and policy agenda
Dhananjayan Sriskandarajah
Volume 6, Number 2, 2005, pages 141 - 146
There is growing interest in the impacts of international migration on economic development. Yet, despite a burgeoning literature, some of the most fundamental questions in this area remain unanswered. This article suggests five priorities for devising better methodologies for understanding the impa ... Read more
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The New Economics of the Brain Drain
Oded Stark
Volume 6, Number 2, 2005, pages 137 - 140
For nearly four decades now, the conventional wisdom has been that the migration of human capital (skilled workers) from a developing country to a developed country is detrimental to the developing country. However, this perception need not hold. A well-designed migration policy can result in a “bra ... Read more
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Does Britain Need More Immigrants? A Debate
Nigel Harris & David Coleman
Volume 4, Number 2, 2003, pages 57 - 102
In this debate, Nigel Harris and David Coleman discuss the pros and cons of
migration. Taking the case of Britain, they address issues such as the desirability
or otherwise of migration controls, gains and losses from migration, the ‘optimum’
size and composition of the country’s workforce, and t ... Read more
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Eastern Enlargement and EU Labour Markets
Perceptions, challenges and opportunities
Tito Boeri & Herbert Brücker
Volume 2, Number 1, 2001, pages 49 - 68
This paper summarises the key findings of a recent study on the impact of
Eastern Enlargement of the European Union (EU) on labour markets in the
current Member States. The study focuses on three main channels along which
enlargement may affect labour markets in the EU, namely i) trade, ii) forei ... Read more
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