Brain drain in Central and Eastern Europe: new insights on the role of public policy

Ienciu, Nicoleta Maria; Ienciu, Ionel-Alin

doi:10.1080/14683857.2015.1050799

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“…The same findings also infer entrepreneurship education provision in Budapest may not be adequately matched with current economic traits, including those of digitalisation. The prevailing emphasis in the CEE region on traditional development of technically related human capital, as noted for example, by Földvári and van Leeuwen (2005) and by Jurajda and Terrell (2010), might also be derived from findings l and n. This is consistent with perspectives on substantial drainage of human capital from the CEE region to Western Europe since EU accession (Ienciu & Ienciu, 2015;Petersen & Puliga, 2017) to infer that a limited pool of talented employees remains in the CEE region. Hence competitiveness levels of locally-based talented individuals may rise in terms of locally-based employment.…”

Section: Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Development Is Hindered By Outmoded Means Of Human Capital Formationsupporting

confidence: 74%

“…While a lack of managerially oriented human capital in the CEE region is well documented (i.e., Földvári & van Leeuwen, 2005;Jurajda & Terrell, 2010;Szerb et al, 2019), its availability is perhaps restricted by skilled labour outflows to Western European countries from new member states 2 since EU accession began in 2004. A loss of regional human capital (Ienciu & Ienciu, 2015;Kovac et al, 2018) may also lead to weak institutional status in terms of ecosystem development in specific locations. Moreover, CEE-based start-up firms may lack innovative potential in terms of impact on the economic performance of regions (Szerb et al, 2019) which is not perhaps unrelated to an overall lack of managerially oriented human capital.…”

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Understanding the Budapest Entrepreneurial Ecosystem: Human Capital Flows and Social Capital Ties

Huszák¹,

Gittins²

2022

CEBR

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Socio-economic transition in the CEE (Central and Eastern Europe) region in recent decades forms the operating context for young entrepreneurial ecosystems. This study has the aim of analysing institutional and cognitive features of CEE ecosystem development by considering Budapest as a prime example of an urban entrepreneurial ecosystem. Alongside the analysis of event registration data, a qualitative research approach is deployed featuring semistructured interviews with entrepreneurs and other institutional actors attending a networking event in Budapest. The methodological foundation for this approach is adapted from Triple Helix ecosystem theory. A conceptual model is produced from the research process, and ecosystem theory is developed by accounting for dynamic human capital flows and social capital ties do not present in the original Triple Helix theory. Results primarily indicate moderate levels of asset values and that attendance by entrepreneurs is largely motivated by locating start-up funding. Prime outcomes of interviews are a lack of innovation-focused specific human capital and increasingly market-based means of social capital development. Furthermore, the findings presented as propositions assume a partial virtual nature for human capital flows and social capital ties between ecosystem actors. On this basis, the resulting conceptual model accounts for the presence of digitalisation. Thus, ongoing entrepreneurial ecosystem development entails continual institutional adaption to information technologydriven socio-economic conditions. The Budapest ecosystem would, however, need to acquire a stronger virtual aspect in order to realise greater growth potential. Implications for Central European audience: While research on entrepreneurial ecosystems has gained strength, it has barely been applied to the CEE region. This study represents a formative attempt in this regard whereby the resulting conceptual model may be used to empirically evaluate entrepreneurial ecosystems within the region by comparing specific internal and external human and social capital movements. The model primarily implies that digitally derived human and social capital would require deeper integration between start-up firms and institutional actors. Crucially, there is also an implicit need for institutions to develop digitalised infrastructure more intensively in order to nurture innovative start-up activity in the CEE region.

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Section: Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Development Is Hindered By Outmoded Means Of Human Capital Formationsupporting

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Understanding the Budapest Entrepreneurial Ecosystem: Human Capital Flows and Social Capital Ties

Huszák¹,

Gittins²

2022

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“…It is deeply rooted in the Vietnamese' mindset that foreign education is of much higher quality, thereby boosting individuals' employability and securing future earning power. Nga Ho et al (2018) finds that many children opt for overseas study, some of whom decide on permanent settlement in foreign developed countries due to career factors (salaries, job opportunities) and non-career factors (education, quality of life), causing a phenomenon called "brain drain effect" (Ho et al, 2018;Ienciu & Ienciu, 2015). There is a widely held belief that emigration and brain drain go hand in hand, negatively affecting the source country.…”

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Brain drain out of the blue: pollution-induced migration in a developing country

Khuc¹,

Nguyen²,

Le³

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Due to perceived risks of air pollution in urban areas, inhabitants may develop intentions of migrating to another place with better air quality. The brain drain phenomenon occurs when talented workforces leave their current living places, causing serious loss of valuable human resources. The complex interactions among demographic factors that may influence migration intention require deeper investigation. Based on the theoretical foundation of the Mindsponge framework of information processing, we employ Bayesian analysis on a dataset of 475 citizens in Hanoi, Vietnam. We found the existence of the brain drain effect for both domestic and international migration intentions induced by air pollution concerns. Regarding intentions to migrate domestically, the probability is higher for young people and males than their counterparts. Our findings suggest environmental stressors can induce changes in citizen displacement on a large scale through the psychological mechanism of personal cost-benefit evaluation. Furthermore, policymakers need to consider the long-term negative effects of air pollution on human resources and strive to build an ‘eco-surplus culture’ for improving environmental sustainability and socio-economic resilience.

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“…While the merits of internationalisation could be seen as self-explanatory in the context of the knowledge society, it is nevertheless worth noting that academic international cooperation is sometimes considered as a compounding factor of existing inequalities (Altbach and Knight 2007;Bilecen and Mol 2017;Norris 2020a). Brain drain, the one-way flow of highly skilled persons from developing to developed countries, is the most visible downside of internationalisation, and a frequent concern within the European Union and elsewhere (Ienciu and Ienciu 2015). In a recent study of global political science, Norris (2020a, 137-139) emphasises the growing category of "academic migrants", i.e.…”

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The networked researcher, the editorial manager, and the traveller: the profiles of international political scientists and the determinants of internationalisation

Tronconi

Engeli

2022

Eur Polit Sci

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The concept of internationalisation, when referring to the work of social scientists within academic institutions, takes on different meanings and involves different activities. This contribution aims to shed light on the international activities of political scientists across Europe and to investigate the various meanings and practices of internationalisation. The analysis relies on the PROSEPS survey, involving some 1,800 political scientists across 37 European countries. We identify three distinct profiles of international scholars: the networked researcher, the editorial manager, and the traveller. These profiles differ according to 1) the building of international research networks, 2) the involvement in the activities of the international publishing industry, 3) the research and teaching exchanges with foreign academic institutions. Determinants, such as gender, family status, career stage, availability of institutional and financial support, and geographical location, are considered as potential drivers or inhibitors of internationalisation. Our analysis shows that the internationalisation of academic practices follows contrasting paths according to the type of international profile.

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Brain drain in Central and Eastern Europe: new insights on the role of public policy

Cited by 14 publications

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Understanding the Budapest Entrepreneurial Ecosystem: Human Capital Flows and Social Capital Ties

Understanding the Budapest Entrepreneurial Ecosystem: Human Capital Flows and Social Capital Ties

Brain drain out of the blue: pollution-induced migration in a developing country

The networked researcher, the editorial manager, and the traveller: the profiles of international political scientists and the determinants of internationalisation

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