Brains for Capital. The Effect of Brain Drain on Investments and Convergence

The empirical experience of countries hit by brain drain shows no clear impact of human capital outflow on the source economy. This study shows that by triggering the capital flows from abroad, the brain can be beneficial for the sending countries. The theoretical claim about the causal effect of brain drain on capital flows is supported by empirical analysis.

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Year of publication:	2006-06
Authors:	Stryszowski, Piotr
Institutions:	Institut for Miljø og Erhvervsøkonomi, Syddansk Universitet
Subject:	Economic Growth \| Technological Change \| Brain Drain \| FDI

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	DEGIT Conference Papers.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	17 pages
Classification:	O15 - Human Resources; Income Distribution; Migration ; O30 - Technological Change; Research and Development. General ; F21 - International Investment; Long-Term Capital Movements ; F22 - International Migration
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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