The determinants of brain drain in developing countries
Purpose: Skilled migrant workers move relatively in unidirectional form (from developing to developed countries) in response to many factors. The purpose of this paper is to examine some factors that influence skilled migration to such preferred locations among skilled workers. Design/methodology/ap...
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| description | Purpose: Skilled migrant workers move relatively in unidirectional form (from developing to developed countries) in response to many factors. The purpose of this paper is to examine some factors that influence skilled migration to such preferred locations among skilled workers. Design/methodology/approach: Both conceptual discussion and analytical approach are used. Findings: The authors' econometric model identified an inverted U‐shaped relationship between skilled migration rates, wage differentials and income convergence with destination countries. Other factors found to be significantly related to brain drain are population size, domestic political instability and distance to destination countries. Originality/value: This paper presents insights on factors influencing migration decisions among skilled migrants and why skilled workers' migration from developing countries remains on the increase over the years, despite the urgent need for highly skilled personnel in most of these countries. |
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| spelling | upm-282932015-12-08T03:28:02Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28293/ The determinants of brain drain in developing countries Ngoma, Abubakar Lawan Ismail, Normaz Wana Purpose: Skilled migrant workers move relatively in unidirectional form (from developing to developed countries) in response to many factors. The purpose of this paper is to examine some factors that influence skilled migration to such preferred locations among skilled workers. Design/methodology/approach: Both conceptual discussion and analytical approach are used. Findings: The authors' econometric model identified an inverted U‐shaped relationship between skilled migration rates, wage differentials and income convergence with destination countries. Other factors found to be significantly related to brain drain are population size, domestic political instability and distance to destination countries. Originality/value: This paper presents insights on factors influencing migration decisions among skilled migrants and why skilled workers' migration from developing countries remains on the increase over the years, despite the urgent need for highly skilled personnel in most of these countries. Emerald Group Publishing 2013 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28293/1/The%20determinants%20of%20brain%20drain%20in%20developing%20countries.pdf Ngoma, Abubakar Lawan and Ismail, Normaz Wana (2013) The determinants of brain drain in developing countries. International Journal of Social Economics, 40 (8). pp. 744-754. ISSN 0306-8293; ESSN: 1758-6712 http://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/abs/10.1108/IJSE-05-2013-0109 10.1108/IJSE-05-2013-0109 |
| spellingShingle | Ngoma, Abubakar Lawan Ismail, Normaz Wana The determinants of brain drain in developing countries |
| title | The determinants of brain drain in developing countries |
| title_full | The determinants of brain drain in developing countries |
| title_fullStr | The determinants of brain drain in developing countries |
| title_full_unstemmed | The determinants of brain drain in developing countries |
| title_short | The determinants of brain drain in developing countries |
| title_sort | determinants of brain drain in developing countries |
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