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International Migration, Remittances, and the Brain Drain

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dc.contributor.authorSchiff, Maurice
dc.contributor.authorÖzden, Çağlar
dc.date.accessioned2012-06-01T20:32:17Z
dc.date.available2012-06-01T20:32:17Z
dc.date.issued2006
dc.description.abstractKnowledge of the economic effects of migration, especially its impact on economic development, is rather limited. In order to expand knowledge on migration, and identify policies and reforms that would lead to superior development outcomes, this volume presents the results of a first set of studies carried out on the subject. Current demographic trends in both developed and developing countries are pointing toward significant, potential economic gains from migration. The labor forces in many developed countries are expected to peak around 2010, and decline by around 5 percent in the following two decades, accompanied by a rapid increase in dependency ratios. Conversely, the labor forces in many developing countries are expanding rapidly, resulting in declines in dependency ratios. This imbalance is likely to create strong demand for workers in developed countries' labor markets, especially for numerous service sectors that can only be supplied locally. There are large north-south wage gaps, however, especially for unskilled and semiskilled labor. Part 1 of this book, Migration and Remittances, examines the determinants of migration, and the impact of migration and remittances on various development indicators, and measures of welfare. Among these are poverty and inequality; investments in education, health, housing and other productive activities; entrepreneurship; and child labor and education. It focuses on different source countries, use data collected via different methodologies, and employ different econometric tools. Their results, however, are surprisingly consistent. Part 2, Brain Drain, Brain Gain, Brain Waste, focuses on issues related to the migration of skilled workers, that is, the brain drain. It presents the most extensive database on bilateral skilled migration to date, and also examines a number of issues associated with the brain drain, that have not been emphasized in the literature so far, uncovers a number of interesting and unexpected patterns, and, provides answers to some of the debates. This volume deals essentially with economically motivated south-north migration, whose principal cause is, in most cases, the difference in (the present value of) expected real wages, adjusted for migration costs.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/01/6360661/international-migration-remittances-brain-drain
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/978-0-8213-6372-0
dc.identifier.isbn978-0-8213-6372-0
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/6929
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank and Palgrave Macmillan
dc.relation.ispartofseriesTrade and Development
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectASYLUM SEEKERS
dc.subjectBRAIN DRAIN
dc.subjectBRAIN GAIN
dc.subjectBRAIN WASTE
dc.subjectBRAIN-DRAIN
dc.subjectCAPITAL FLOWS
dc.subjectCHILD LABOR
dc.subjectCOST OF MIGRATION
dc.subjectCOUNTRIES OF ORIGIN
dc.subjectDEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS
dc.subjectDETERMINANTS OF MIGRATION
dc.subjectDOMESTIC LABOR
dc.subjectDOMESTIC LABOR MARKET
dc.subjectECONOMIC INTEGRATION
dc.subjectEDUCATED PEOPLE
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
dc.subjectEFFECTS OF MIGRATION
dc.subjectEMIGRATION
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL ANALYSIS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectENTREPRENEURSHIP
dc.subjectEUROPEAN MIGRATION
dc.subjectEXTERNALITIES
dc.subjectFOREIGN STUDENTS
dc.subjectHEALTH OUTCOMES
dc.subjectHIGHLY SKILLED WORKERS
dc.subjectHOUSING
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectIMMIGRANTS
dc.subjectIMMIGRATION
dc.subjectIMMIGRATION COUNTRIES
dc.subjectIMMIGRATION POLICIES
dc.subjectIMPACT OF MIGRATION
dc.subjectINCOME DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectINSURANCE
dc.subjectINTERNAL MIGRATION
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL MIGRATION
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL MIGRATION FLOWS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL MOBILITY
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIGRATION
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectLEGAL PROTECTION
dc.subjectMEXICAN IMMIGRANTS
dc.subjectMIGRANT
dc.subjectMIGRANT CHARACTERISTICS
dc.subjectMIGRANT HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectMIGRANTS
dc.subjectMIGRATION
dc.subjectMIGRATION COSTS
dc.subjectMIGRATION DECISIONS
dc.subjectMIGRATION FLOWS
dc.subjectMIGRATION PATTERNS
dc.subjectMIGRATION POLICY
dc.subjectMIGRATION RATES
dc.subjectMIGRATION RESEARCH
dc.subjectMUNICIPALITIES
dc.subjectNATIVE POPULATION
dc.subjectNORTH MIGRATION
dc.subjectNUMBER OF MIGRANTS
dc.subjectPOLICIES
dc.subjectPRESENT VALUE
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectPUBLIC POLICY
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICES
dc.subjectREFUGEES
dc.subjectRESEARCH ON MIGRATION
dc.subjectRESEARCH PROGRAM
dc.subjectSKILLED MIGRANTS
dc.subjectSKILLED MIGRATION
dc.subjectSKILLED PEOPLE
dc.subjectSKILLED WORKERS
dc.subjectSOCIAL ISSUES
dc.subjectSOCIAL NETWORKS
dc.subjectSUBSIDIARY
dc.subjectTEMPORARY MIGRATION
dc.subjectTRADE
dc.subjectUNSKILLED LABOR
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.subjectWASTE
dc.subjectWORKERS
dc.titleInternational Migration, Remittances, and the Brain Drainen
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okr.date.disclosure2010-04-20
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okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/01/6360661/international-migration-remittances-brain-drain
okr.globalpracticeSocial, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpracticeFinance and Markets
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
okr.globalpracticeTrade and Competitiveness
okr.guid426881468127174713
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/978-0-8213-6372-0
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000012009_20051021094619
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum6360661
okr.identifier.report33988
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.peerreviewAcademic Peer Review
okr.topicHealth Monitoring and Evaluation
okr.topicBanks and Banking Reform
okr.topicHuman Migrations and Resettlements
okr.topicInternational Economics and Trade::International Migration
okr.topicSocial Development::Voluntary and Involuntary Resettlement
okr.topicCommunities and Human Settlements
okr.topicFinance and Financial Sector Development
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
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