Migration of skilled workers
- A positive view on the brain drain issue in developing countries
- This online book discusses the challenges and opportunities posed by the international migration of labour to developing countries. It discusses issues of “brain drain” and “brain gain,” and also looks at the net effect of migration, considering the multiple ways it affects the lives of those who emigrate, and those who stay behind.
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- Key findings in migration research
- ( Development Research Centre on Migration, Globalisation and Poverty, University of Sussex , 2009)
- The report is a summary of six years of investigation into migration policy and practice. It encompasses thematic and regional reviews of emerging migration issues and policies as well as targeted emp...
- Evaluating circular migration
- ( K. Newland;D.R. Agunias;A. Terrazas / Migration Policy Institute , 2008)
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Circular migration is a continuing, long-term and fluid pattern of international mobility of people among countries that occupy what is now increasingly recognised as a single economic space. At it...
Retaining Albania's skilled workers
- ( E. Germenji;I. Gedeghi / Development Research Centre on Migration, Globalisation and Poverty, University of Sussex , 2008)
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Within the last decade, developed countries' immigration policies have become increasingly skewed in favour of skilled migrants. Despite this recent attention on the emigration of the highly skille...
How does the brain drain affect women?
- ( F. Docquier;B. L. Lowell;A. Marfouk / Institute for the Study of Labor, Bonn , 2007)
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International migration is a diverse phenomenon and its impact on source and destination countries has attracted the increased attention of policymakers, scientists and international agencies. Due ...
- What are the main social protection issues for migrant workers?
- ( V. Redclift / Refugee and Migratory Movements Research Unit, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh , 2007)
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This paper reports on a two-day workshop on marginalised migrant workers and social protection issues held in Dhaka, Bangladesh in October 2006. The workshop was organised by the Refugee and Migrat...
- The likelihood of future brain drain from Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia and Swaziland to South Africa
- ( J. Crush;E. Campbell;T. Green;J. Crush;E. Campbell;s. Nangulah / Southern African Migration Project , 2007)
- How do tomorrow’s skilled professionals in small countries such as Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia and Swaziland view life in their own country? How satisfied are they with conditions and prospects a...
Why is there a growing trend of secondary migration?
- ( A. Takenaka;B.M. College / Migration Policy Institute , 2007)
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This article addresses the questions of who re-migrates to the United States and the prevalence of secondary migration. Although the data is limited, it shows that secondary migration is part ...
- Understanding circular migration
- ( D.R. Agunias,;K. Newland, / Migration Policy Institute , 2007)
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Circular migration, the temporary or permanent return of migrants to their countries of origin, is high on the agenda of many policymakers in migrant-receiving countries, particularly in the West. ...
- Is the brain drain a curse or a boon for developing countries?
- ( F. Docquier; K. Sekkat / Agence française de développement , 2006)
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How are countries affected when their skilled and talented workers emigrate? This paper offers a comprehensive and updated review of existing studies on the brain drain.
It analyses the determinant...
- Migration impacts on the right to health of health system users in the countries of origin
- ( J. Bueno de Mesquita; M. Gordon / Medact , 2005)
- This MedAct report argues that a human rights framework provides a way to examine the social, political and economic problems that are caused by and come from the international migration of health wor...
