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China’s Latent Human Capital Investment:Achieving Milestones and Competing for the Top

Constant, Amelie; Tien, Bienvenue N.; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - Institut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2011

In this paper we provide an overview of China’s human capital strategy and educationalachievements over the last two … decades. While every one acknowledges China as aneconomic superpower, very few are aware of or realize China’s notable … Chinese modern higher education system China has made tremendousstrides in education both domestically and internationally …

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Migration to the EU : social and macroeconomic effects on sending countries

Kancs, D'Artis; Ciaian, Pavel; Kielyte, Julda - 2016

In June 2016, the European Commission issued a new EU Blue Card proposal. This proposal is meant to make the EU more attractive for highly qualified workers from third countries. While strengthening the knowledge economy of the EU, the potential impacts of the new Blue Card proposal on...

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Brain drain and economic growth : evidence of productivity growth from brain circulation

Yu, Woosik - In: European journal of government and economics : EJGE 10 (2021) 2, pp. 128-145

This paper analyzes the effect of the so-called 'brain drain' on economic growth through the channel of growth in total factor productivity. We analyze panel data that measure the severity of brain drain, which are from IMD and the U.S. National Science Foundation. Our analysis shows that...

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Education policy, student migration, and brain gain

Haupt, Alexander; Krieger, Tim; Lange, Thomas - 2013

In this paper, we analyse how increasing student migration from a less developed to a developed country alters education policy in the developed country, and how it affects human capital and welfare in the two countries. We argue that a higher permanent migration probability, i.e., a higher...

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Globalization, Brain Drain and Development

Docquier, Frédéric - 2011

This paper reviews four decades of economics research on the brain drain, with a focus on recent contributions and on development issues. We first assess the magnitude, intensity and determinants of the brain drain, showing that brain drain (or high-skill) migration is becoming the dominant...

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Globalization, brain drain and development

Docquier, Frédéric; Rapoport, Hillel - 2011

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Human capital flight and output growth nexus : evidence from Nigeria

Adeosun, Oluyemi Theophilus; Popogbe, Oluwaseyi Omowunmi - In: Review of economics and political science : REPS 6 (2021) 3, pp. 206-222

Purpose Human capital flight from developing countries to developed nations has been rising and giving concerns to governments and scholars alike. This paper aims to explore the impact migration from Nigeria has on economic output growth by focusing on the migration rate, remittances, population...

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Capital accumulation through studying abroad and return migration

Naito, Takumi; Zhao, Laixun - In: Economic modelling 87 (2020), pp. 185-196

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Expelling excellence : exchange visitor restrictions on high-skill migrants in the United States

Clemens, Michael A.; Neufeld, Jeremy; Nice, Amy M. - 2024

We examine a little-known restriction on high-skill immigration to the United States, the Exchange Visitor Skills List. This List mandates that to become eligible for long-term status in the U.S., certain high-skill visitors must reside in their home countries for two years after participation...

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The Effect of Emigration on Human Capital Formation

Vidal, Jean-Pierre - 1999

This paper focuses on a possible effect of emigration on human capital formation. Emigration to a higher returns to skill country provides an incentive to invest in human capital. The level of human capital formation in the source country can therefore be positively correlated with the...

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