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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World Bank report (2010; John Gibson, DavidMcKenzie) discusses the economic consequences of "Brain Drain" of the best and the brightest.

Brain Drain of Health Professionals and its economic consequences

Writing about China's Brain Drain, Welch and Zhen (2008) note that: "Traditionally, it has been argued that the loss of significant numbers from this elite group, through brain drain, represents a major and permanent loss to the country of origin, which invested so much of its limited capital on their education.

The status of Africa's emigration brain drain in the 21st Century

Olumide and Wilfred see brain drain happening when skilled professionals from a country (mostly poor countries) migrate into other countries (mostly richer countries) to practice their profession and benefit these countries economically.

The Brain Drain, Skilled Labour Migration and Its Impact on Africa's Development, 1990s-2000s

The term "brain drain" appeared in the report of the London Royal Society in the year of 1963.

Brain drain: Propulsive factors and consequences

The migration of high level expertise is known by several nomenclatures that include brain drain, brain circulation, and less so brain haemorrhage (Teferra, 2000).

Social Mobility, Brain Gain, and Brain Drain

That is brain migration, also known as brain drain in the specialized literature.

From "brain drain" to "brain gain". Where does Romania stand?

Immediate measures need to be taken to stop brain drain or human capital flight, which is on the rise in Pakistan.

Youth - YOUTH EMPLOYMENT ABROAD: BRAIN DRAIN A KEY FACTOR TO COUNTER

'This House recommends that the government should take immediate steps to stop brain drain from the country,' said the resolution.

Senate for doing away with unauthorized slums in capital

Key Words: Medical brain drain, Diaspora option, Diaspora network, Brain circulation

PREVENTING AND REVERSING PAKISTAN'S MEDICAL BRAIN DRAIN THROUGH DIASPORA OPTION AND DIASPORA NETWORK

"Brain drain", in simple terms, is defined as the large-scale emigration of skilled individuals.

Migration of surgeons ("brain drain"): the university of Cape Town experience

BEIRUT: At a time when brain drain poses one of Lebanon's biggest social and economic threats, Hyundai called on local tech entrepreneurs and innovators to participate in a first-of-its-kind startup competition that would spur a wave of brain gain.