Smart policy toward high-skill emigrants

2015/01/01 by Michael A. Clemens · 1 citation
Social Sciences · #Migration and Labor Dynamics #Emigration #Incentive #Politics #Immigration #Developing country #Business #Economic growth #Developed country #Public relations #Political science #Economics #Market economy #Law #Sociology

paper · pdf · doi:10.15185/izawol.203

openalex publication_date 2015/01/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/03/25

Abstract

Forcing skilled emigrants to return does little to reduce skill shortages in the most skill-poor countries, 2010 Source: Based on Figure 1. 20 15 10 5 0 Current skill gap for the poorest countries Gap if all skilled emigrants sent home, incl. those trained abroad Share of adults in the population with a university degree (%) Michael a. cleMens | Smart policy toward high-skill emigrants

Citations

• Remittances and the Brain Drain Revisited: The Microdata Show That More Educated Migrants Remit More
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