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Immigration officials in rich countries are being asked to become overseas development officials, charged with preventing skilled workers from leaving poor countries, where their skills are needed. Some advocates urge restrictions or taxes on the emigration of doctors and engineers from...
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Does the brain drain have negative or positive effect on the development and growth of those left behind? This paper … origin, underlining effects on wages, employment and growth, whilst the more recent literature shows positive effects on the … population and holds that the brain drain increases the accumulation of human capital, as major driver of economic growth. Return …
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This paper provides an in-depth description of public opinion about immigrants’ integration in European countries, as captured in the 2017 Special Eurobarometer on this topic. It highlights a near consensus among European respondents on the meaning of integration, but more variation across...
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Three decades ago, most immigrants to Australia with work entitlements came as permanent settlers. Today the annual allocation of temporary visas, with work entitlements, outnumbers permanent settler visas by a ratio of three to one. The new environment, with so many temporary visa holders, has...
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Studies for major immigrant-receiving countries provide evidence on the comparative economic performance of immigrant classes (skill-, kinship-, and humanitarian-based). Developed countries are increasingly competing for high-skilled immigrants, who perform better in the labor market. However,...
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, succeeds in selecting economically desirable immigrants and provides orderly management of population growth. But the point …
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In recent years, India has enjoyed one of the highest growth rates worldwide, weathering the global financial crisis … investment. Stepping up structural reforms will also be necessary if double-digit growth rates are to be achievable over the … strengthen social welfare systems and access to health and education to ensure widespread benefits from continued high growth …
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The proportion of foreign-born people in rich countries has tripled since 1960, and the emigration of high-skilled people from poor countries has accelerated. Many countries intensify their efforts to attract and retain foreign students, which increases the risk of brain drain in the sending...
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We examine two impacts of international emigration on the evolution of the institutions in the origin countries. The first impact concerns the influence of emigration per se (i.e. people who left the country can voice more or less from abroad). The second impact relates to the transfer of the...
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