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Where do the brainy Italians go?
Constant, Amelie F.; D'Agosto, Elena - 2008
researchers who have at least a bachelor's from Italy and live abroad. There are three alternative country choices: the US …. Ceteris paribus, both push and pull factors are important. While having a Ph.D. from outside Italy predicts the UK choice …, having extra working experience from outside Italy predicts migration to other EU countries. Those who stay abroad …
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What affects international migration of European science and engineering graduates?
de Grip, Andries; Fouarge, Didier; Sauermann, Jan - 2009
Using a dataset of science and engineering graduates from 12 European countries, we analyse the determinants of labour migration after graduation. We find that not only wage gains are driving the migration decision, but also differences in labour market opportunities, past migration experience,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010274069
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The 'Gravity' of Quality: Research Quality and Universities' Attractiveness in Italy
Bratti, Massimiliano; Verzillo, Stefano - 2017
attract students from other provinces in Italy. First university enrolments of students over the period 2003–2011 are … may be an effective way of reducing 'brain drain' from southern Italy. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011744738
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Where Do the Brainy Italians Go?
Constant, Amelie F.; D'Agosto, Elena - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008
researchers who have at least a bachelor’s from Italy and live abroad. There are three alternative country choices: the US …. Ceteris paribus, both push and pull factors are important. While having a Ph.D. from outside Italy predicts the UK choice …, having extra working experience from outside Italy predicts migration to other EU countries. Those who stay abroad …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822258
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Delayed graduation and overeducation: A test of the human capital model versus the screening hypothesis
Aina, Carmen; Pastore, Francesco - 2012
sizeable, considering the very low returns to higher education in Italy reported in previous studies. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010282622
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The Brain Drain : Some Evidence from European Expatriates in the United States
Saint-Paul, Gilles - 2004
This paper uses U.S. Census data from 1990 and 2000 to provide evidence on the labor market characteristics of European-born workers living in the US. It is found that there is a positive wage premium associated with these workers, and that the highly skilled are overrepresented compared with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010262055
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Must Skilled Migration Be a Brain Drain? : Evidence from the Indian Software Industry
Commander, Simon; Chanda, Rupa; Kangasniemi, Mari; … - 2004
We provide a first empirical attempt at understanding the scale and type of skilled migration from the Indian software sector and the consequences for firms experiencing loss of skilled workers. The paper draws on some unique survey evidence of software firms in India. The results are not...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010262162
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Regionalism in West Africa : Do Polar Countries Reap the Benefits? : A Role for Migration
Konseiga, Adama - 2005
In the present globalization era an increasing attention is paid to the ambiguous relationship between international migration, brain drain, and economic growth, but few papers analyzed the growth impact of skilled migration. The paper filled the research gap by building the first dataset on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010262227
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Research and Policy Issues in High-Skilled International Migration: A Perspective with Data from the United States
Regets, Mark C. - 2001
Highly-skilled migrants are becoming a more important part of the world economy and of policy debates in a diverse set of countries. The proliferation of skills around the world, increases in world trade, the growth of R&D, and the general increase in the labor market demand for diverse sets of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010262573
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Remittances and the brain drain
Faini, Riccardo - 2006
In most destination countries, immigration policies are increasingly tilted toward the most skilled individuals. Whether this shift hurts economic prospects in sending countries, as argued by the traditional brain drain literature, is somewhat controversial. The most recent literature has...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010268095