In this paper we study theoretically and empirically the role of the interaction between skilled migration and … extent of which depends on the level of IPRs protection in the sending country. We argue this to come from a diaspora channel … more likely for diaspora gains to dominate, thus facilitating a potential net brain gain. Our main theoretical insights are …

their best and brightest vary substantially. The migration of skilled workers across countries tilts the deck even further … implications. Third, we review the national gatekeepers for skilled migration and broad differences in approaches used to select …

their best and brightest vary substantially. The migration of skilled workers across countries tilts the deck even further … implications. Third, we review the national gatekeepers for skilled migration and broad differences in approaches used to select …

This paper reviews recent research regarding high-skilled migration. We adopt a data-driven perspective, bringing … together and describing several ongoing research streams that range from the construction of global migration databases, to the … legal codification of national policies regarding high-skilled migration, to the analysis of patent data regarding cross …

The article analyses the role of environmental change within the narrations of the Ewe-diaspora, a sub-group of the … Ghanaian diaspora. It focusses on the role and the impact of the diaspora when it comes to coping with environmental change at … the place of origin. It highlights the nexus with international migration. …

The paper reviews recent literature on the economics of migration and diasporas, focusing on economic gains and … this "diaspora capital". …

skilled migration to the US, both Asian and European, and test whether foreign inventors' patents are disproportionately cited … by: (i) co-ethnic migrants ('diaspora' effect); and (ii) inventors residing in their country of origin ('brain gain …' effect). We find evidence of the diaspora effect for Asian countries, but not for European ones, with the exception of Russia …

This piece is both an exercise in critical conceptual landscaping in the field of Migration Studies and the proposal of … migration policies as if they constituted a comprehensive policy field. This will permit comparisons across the whole spectrum … of migration policies on a rigorous basis, and for all countries and regions. I identify two constitutive sides to the …