The impact of brain drain on human capital in developing countries

The debate over the effect of human capital flight on educational attainment in immigrants' source countries has received huge theoretical propositions but a few analytical approaches. This paper examines the short-run and long-run impact of skilled migration rates (brain drain) on human capita...

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Main Authors: Ngoma, Abubakar Lawan, Ismail, Normaz Wana
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Language:English
Published: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia 2013
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spelling my.upm.eprints.308312015-12-08T03:40:29Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/30831/ The impact of brain drain on human capital in developing countries Ngoma, Abubakar Lawan Ismail, Normaz Wana The debate over the effect of human capital flight on educational attainment in immigrants' source countries has received huge theoretical propositions but a few analytical approaches. This paper examines the short-run and long-run impact of skilled migration rates (brain drain) on human capital formation in migrants' source developing countries. Specifically, we revisited some empirical studies that found evidence of beneficial brain drain in migrants' source countries. Our empirical result, using school enrolments does not only disagree with theirs but also presents an insight on how human capital leakages that occur through brain drain can be counterbalanced through remittances received in the immigrants' source countries. Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia 2013 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/30831/1/The%20impact%20of%20brain%20drain%20on%20human%20capital%20in%20developing%20countries.pdf Ngoma, Abubakar Lawan and Ismail, Normaz Wana (2013) The impact of brain drain on human capital in developing countries. South African Journal of Economics, 81 (2). pp. 211-224. ISSN 0038-2280; ESSN: 1813-6982 10.1111/saje.12014
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description The debate over the effect of human capital flight on educational attainment in immigrants' source countries has received huge theoretical propositions but a few analytical approaches. This paper examines the short-run and long-run impact of skilled migration rates (brain drain) on human capital formation in migrants' source developing countries. Specifically, we revisited some empirical studies that found evidence of beneficial brain drain in migrants' source countries. Our empirical result, using school enrolments does not only disagree with theirs but also presents an insight on how human capital leakages that occur through brain drain can be counterbalanced through remittances received in the immigrants' source countries.
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title The impact of brain drain on human capital in developing countries
title_short The impact of brain drain on human capital in developing countries
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