2011
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2010.03.009
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A Panel Data Analysis of the Brain Gain

Abstract: Summary. -In this paper, we revisit the impact of skilled emigration on human capital accumulation using new panel data covering 147 countries during the period 1975-2000. We derive testable predictions from a stylized theoretical model and test them in dynamic regression models. Our empirical analysis predicts conditional convergence of human capital indicators. Our findings also reveal that skilled migration prospects foster human capital accumulation in low-income countries. In these countries, a net brain … Show more

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“…In a series of empirical studies, Beine et al (2001Beine et al ( , 2008Beine et al ( , and 2010 (2005) and Checchi et al (2007). These studies suggest that in many countries that experience emigration of their skilled workers, the net effect on the average educational attainment of those remaining in the country is likely to be negative.…”
Section: Emigration and Human Capital Investment In The Sending Countrymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In a series of empirical studies, Beine et al (2001Beine et al ( , 2008Beine et al ( , and 2010 (2005) and Checchi et al (2007). These studies suggest that in many countries that experience emigration of their skilled workers, the net effect on the average educational attainment of those remaining in the country is likely to be negative.…”
Section: Emigration and Human Capital Investment In The Sending Countrymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Para analisar a relação entre migração e formação de capital humano, neste trabalho utilizase o modelo teórico proposto por Beine et al (2011), que possui algumas pressuposições.…”
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“…Assim, se a migração de indivíduos qualificados afeta a proporção de educados do mercado de trabalho, ela poderá afetar o bem-estar dos habitantes remanescentes no país de origem dos migrantes. Beine et al (2011) …”
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