Leipziger, Danny M.2012-08-132012-08-132008-09https://hdl.handle.net/10986/11140This note outlines the challenges of retaining and attracting high-skilled professionals, briefly assesses both the 'brain gain' and the 'brain drain' in the health sector, and examines some of the existing programs that encourage return. It provides an overview of the role of the diaspora in fostering the transfer of knowledge, technology, capital, and remittances.CC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO FINANCEADVANCED DEGREESADVISORY SERVICEBRAIN DRAINBRAIN-DRAINCAPITAL ACCUMULATIONCAPITAL MARKETSCLUSTERSCOST EFFECTIVENESSCOST OF TRAININGCOUNTRIES OF ORIGINCREDITWORTHINESSDEVELOPING COUNTRIESDEVELOPMENT BANKDEVELOPMENT CENTERSDIASPORAEARNINGSECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC GROWTHEDUCATED PEOPLEEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENTEMIGRATIONEMPLOYERENROLLMENT RATESENTREPRENEURSEXPENDITUREEXTERNAL FINANCEFINANCESFINANCIAL CAPITALFINANCIAL MARKETSFOREIGN EXCHANGEFOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGSFUTURE REMITTANCESGENDERGENDER ASPECTSGOVERNMENT SUPPORTGRADUATE STUDENTSHEALTH SECTORHIGHER EDUCATIONHIGHLY EDUCATED INDIVIDUALSHOME COUNTRIESHOME COUNTRYHOUSEHOLDSHUMAN CAPITALIMMIGRANTIMMIGRATIONIMPLICATIONS FOR DEVELOPMENTINCOMEINFORMATION TECHNOLOGYINTERNATIONAL MIGRANTINTERNATIONAL MIGRANT REMITTANCESINTERNATIONAL MOBILITYLABOR MARKETSLAND GRANTSLEVEL OF EDUCATIONLIVING CONDITIONSLOW-INCOME COUNTRIESMARKETINGMIGRANT REMITTANCESNET TRANSFERNEW COMPANIESNUMBER OF PEOPLENURSESNURSINGPHYSICIANSPOLICY RESEARCHPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPERPOLICY RESPONSEPROFESSIONAL NETWORKSPROGRESSPUBLIC EDUCATIONREMITTANCEREMITTANCE COSTSREMITTANCE FLOWSREMITTANCESRESEARCH FINDINGSRESEARCH INSTITUTIONSRESEARCHERSSAVINGSSCARCE RESOURCESSCIENTISTSSKILLED LABORSKILLED MIGRANTSSKILLED MIGRATIONSKILLED PROFESSIONALSSKILLED WORKERSSPECIAL VISASSTART-UPSSTUDENT LOANSSTUDENT MIGRATIONTEMPORARY MIGRATIONTERTIARY EDUCATIONTERTIARY ENROLLMENTTRANSFER OF FUNDSTRANSFER OF KNOWLEDGEUNIONUNIVERSITIESVENTURE CAPITALWAGE DIFFERENTIALSWORK PERMITSWORKING CONDITIONSWorld Bank10.1596/11140