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"Recent changes in information and communication technologies have contributed to a dramatic increase in the degree of integration and interdependency of countries, markets, and people. Against this background, one aspect of particular concern for small states is the international movement of...
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"The economies of small developing states tend to be more fragile than those of large ones. This paper examines this issue in a dynamic context by focusing on the impact of the brain drain on North-South trade-related technology diffusion and total factor productivity growth in small and large...
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"Can a brain drain be good for development? Many studies have established the theoretical possibility of such a brain gain. Yet it is only recently that the relaxation of data constraints has allowed for sound empirical assessments. In utilizing the dramatic policy change that accompanied...
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"Docquier and Rapoport focus on the consequences of skilled migration for developing countries. They first present new evidence on the magnitude of migration of skilled workers at the international level and then discuss its direct and indirect effects on human capital formation in developing...
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"Until recently, there has been no systematic empirical assessment of the economic impact of the brain drain. Despite many case studies and anecdotal evidence, the main reason for this seems to be the lack of harmonized international data on migration by country of origin and education level. An...
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The Lebanon Economic Monitor provides an update on key economic developments and policies over the past six months. It … also presents findings from recent World Bank work on Lebanon. It places them in a longer-term and global context, and … assesses the implications of these developments and other changes in policy on the outlook for Lebanon. Lebanon continues to be …
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The Lebanon Economic Monitor provides an update on key economic developments and policies over the past six months. It … also presents findings from recent World Bank work on Lebanon. It places them in a longer-term and global context, and … assesses the implications of these developments and other changes in policy on the outlook for Lebanon. This report discusses …
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The Lebanon Economic Monitor provides an update on key economic developments and policies over the past six months. It … also presents findings from recent World Bank work on Lebanon. The political standoff combined with an escalating Syrian …, social and economic ties to Lebanon has created a humanitarian crisis of enormous scale. While Lebanon is to be commended for …
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Lebanon faces serious challenges from a volatile security environment and spillovers from the ongoing Syrian conflict … tourism, a central contributor to economic growth and employment in Lebanon. The influx of Syrian refugees to Lebanon persists …, with officially registered refugees reaching close to 1 million (i.e., 21.6 percent of Lebanon’s pre-conflict population …
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