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International Migration, Remittances, and the Brain Drain : A Study of 24 Labor-Exporting Countries

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dc.contributor.authorAdams, Richard H. Jr.
dc.date.accessioned2014-05-05T19:39:34Z
dc.date.available2014-05-05T19:39:34Z
dc.date.issued2003-06
dc.description.abstractWhile the level of international migration and remittances continues to grow, data on international migration remains unreliable. At the international level, there is no consistent set of statistics on the number or skill characteristics of international migrants. At the national level, most labor-exporting countries do not collect data on their migrants. Adams tries to overcome these problems by constructing a new data set of 24 large, labor-exporting countries and using estimates of migration and educational attainment based on United States and OECD records. He uses these new data to address the key policy question: How pervasive is the brain drain from labor-exporting countries? Three basic findings emerge: With respect to legal migration, international migration involves the movement of the educated. The vast majority of migrants to both the United States and the OECD have a secondary (high school) education or higher. While migrants are well-educated, international migration does not tend to take a very high proportion of the best educated. For 22 of the 33 countries in which educational attainment data can be estimated, less than 10 percent of the best educated (tertiary-educated) population of labor-exporting countries has migrated. For a handful of labor-exporting countries, international migration does cause brain drain. For example, for the five Latin American countries (Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Jamaica and Mexico) located closest to the United States, migration takes a large share of the best educated. This finding suggests that more work needs to be done on the relationship between brain drain, geographical proximity to labor-receiving countries, and the size of the (educated) population of labor-exporting countries.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/06/2390972/international-migration-remittances-brain-drain-study-24-labor-exporting-countries
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-3069
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/18161
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 3069
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectAGED
dc.subjectANNUAL REPORT
dc.subjectBORDERS
dc.subjectBRAIN DRAIN
dc.subjectCENSUS BUREAU
dc.subjectCENSUS DATA
dc.subjectCHARACTERISTICS OF MIGRANTS
dc.subjectCOUNTRY OF ORIGIN
dc.subjectDOMESTIC LABOR
dc.subjectECONOMIC BENEFITS FROM IMMIGRATION
dc.subjectEDUCATED PEOPLE
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL STATUS
dc.subjectEMIGRATION
dc.subjectETHNICITY
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectILLEGAL MIGRANTS
dc.subjectIMMIGRANT POPULATION
dc.subjectIMMIGRANTS
dc.subjectIMMIGRATION POLICY
dc.subjectIMMIGRATION STATUS
dc.subjectIMPACT OF MIGRATION
dc.subjectINFORMAL CHANNELS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL MIGRANTS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL MIGRATION
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL MIGRATION OF PEOPLE
dc.subjectLABOR EXPORTING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectLABOR- EXPORTING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectLABOR-EXPORTING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectLABOR-MARKET
dc.subjectMIDDLE-INCOME
dc.subjectMIGRANT
dc.subjectMIGRANT EDUCATION
dc.subjectMIGRANT HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectMIGRANT POPULATION
dc.subjectMIGRANT WORKERS
dc.subjectMIGRANTS
dc.subjectMIGRATION COSTS
dc.subjectMIGRATION DATA
dc.subjectMIGRATION FLOWS
dc.subjectMIGRATION PROCESS
dc.subjectMIGRATION RATES
dc.subjectNUMBER OF MIGRANTS
dc.subjectPARENTS
dc.subjectPHYSICIANS
dc.subjectPROFESSIONS
dc.subjectSKILLED MIGRATION
dc.subjectSYSTEM ON MIGRATION
dc.subjectTERTIARY EDUCATION MIGRATIONS
dc.subjectREMITTANCES
dc.subjectBRAIN
dc.subjectLABOR
dc.subjectEDUCATION
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectBRAIN DRAIN
dc.subjectTERTIARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectMIGRATIONS
dc.titleInternational Migration, Remittances, and the Brain Drain : A Study of 24 Labor-Exporting Countriesen
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okr.crossref.titleInternational Migration, Remittances, and the Brain Drain: A Study of 24 Labor-Exporting Countries
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T09:29:28.598376Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/06/2390972/international-migration-remittances-brain-drain-study-24-labor-exporting-countries
okr.globalpracticeSocial, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpracticeTrade and Competitiveness
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
okr.guid406641468757221102
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-3069
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000094946_03062104301450
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum2390972
okr.identifier.reportWPS3069
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.region.administrativeLatin America & Caribbean
okr.topicInternational Economics and Trade::International Migration
okr.topicCulture and Development::Anthropology
okr.topicHealth Monitoring and Evaluation
okr.topicSocial Development::Voluntary and Involuntary Resettlement
okr.topicHuman Migrations and Resettlements
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Public Health Promotion
okr.unitPoverty Reduction Group, Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Network
okr.volume1
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