Brain Drain


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A popular term for the migration of highly trained and/or skilled workers, especially physicians and scientists from underdeveloped countries to countries that offer better working conditions and/or lifestyles
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Seminal papers in the new brain drain literature include Mountford
Brain gain: claims about its size and impact on welfare and growth are greatly exaggerated
Regardless, the brain drain is a truly quintessential Canadian issue that is starting to drive itself.
Brain drain debate continues
But let me be clear: Reversing brain drain is about more than plugging a leak.
Talent is drawn to opportunity, which states must provide
If AUT members don't vote to oppose the employers' woeful proposals, the brain drain that has already begun will turn from a steady flow into a deluge.
Education Matters: Union says poor pay will trigger brain drain
Kennedy's School of Government, responding to a query argued that brain drain could be transformed into brain gain.
Brain drain or brain gain? The remittances of 10 million African professionals who have left the continent in search of greener pastures abroad, have become one of the main planks holding the home economies together. So, is it brain drain or brain gain?, asks Gilbert Manda
The result of this brain drain is an increasing skills shortage across Africa with companies becoming desperately short of the talented individuals they require to develop their businesses and fulfil their expansion plans.
Careers in Africa 2003. (Events)
dollar, instead of the brain drain, you can have American firms hire Canadians on Canadian soil," says Williamson.
$45M biotech centre proposed: two decommissioned hospital sites become surplus next year
Brain drain continues as Coupe takes over as managing director
Blow for Asda as Iceland gets executive star catch in Coupe
According to the analysis at that time, the brain drain was thus seen as disadvantageous to those who remained behind.
Unemployment of the educated and emigration of post-secondary graduates from the LDCs
Like many professionals who have left Latin America in search of an elite education, it pains him to be part of the brain drain.
Music to Tangle By
They prefer instead to build fortresses and lagers around themselves, or to join the white flight and brain drain from the country.
South Africa in black and white
Doing so can help swing the pendulum back and reverse the brain drain.
Shaheen & Co. - An Internet-Spawned Corporate Brain Drain

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