The brain drain between knowledge-based economies : the European human capital outflow to the US

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Author	TRITAH, Ahmed
Title	The brain drain between knowledge-based economies : the European human capital outflow to the US
Publisher	Paris : La Documentation Française, 2008
Collation	44 Bl.
Publication year	2008
Source/Footnote	In: Economie internationale : la revue du CEPII / Centre d'Études Prospectives et d'Informations Internationales. - Paris : La Documentation Française. - S. 65 - 108
Inventory number	44149
Keywords	Ausland : Europa : Studenten, Studium, Lehre ; Ausland : Europa : Forschung ; Ausland : USA : Finanzierung, Stiftungen ; Ausland : USA : Forschung, Hochschullehrer ; Austausch von Wissenschaftlern und Studenten ; Abwanderung ; Mobilität
Abstract	This paper uses census data from 1980 to 2006 to study the new European emigration to the US. This emigration is about a small but rising number of individuals. Yet since 1990, emigrants are increasingly selected from the upper tail quality distribution of their source country workforce in terms of education, scientific knowledge and, unobservable skills. This nineties surge has been amplifed by the fact that returnees were fewer, older and, if anything, relatively less educated. As for the rationales, I provide preliminary evidence showing that the brain drain reflects the weakness of demand for skilled labor in Europe. Lately, I show that the technological changes triggered by human capital losses could make these outflows increasingly costly for Europe in terms of productivity. (HRK / Abstract übernommen)
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