"Brain Drain" Phenomenon in Greece: Young Greek scientists on their Way to Immigration, in an era of “crisis”. Attitudes, Opinions and Beliefs towards the Prospect of Migration

Abstract

The phenomenon of "brain drain" usually involves the flows of graduates from the less developed countries to more developed ones. The phenomenon of "brain drain" is interpreted in the case of Greece, which is a developed country, as a result of the low demand for scientific personnel in the Greek labor market. A new immigrating wave of Greek people who leave abroad has become enormous in the last three years. This time it is not about unskilled workers, who seek for their fortunes, but about new graduates, who are qualified and have acquired the knowledge that allow them to work in more developed countries. It is about a phenomenon that had begun before the elation of economic crisis and everything points to the fact that it will culminate during the next period of time. Finally, skilled international migration undermines the development, which is impossible to be accomplished without knowledge.

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“…The majority of migrants in this third mass exodus are very dissatisfied with the employment conditions, career prospects, and the relevance of their job to their educational background. The above concerns of young people with high qualifications, under conditions of pressure and strict austerity, can lead to a mass exodus abroad (Theodoropoulos et al, 2014), with Greece incurring particularly negative consequences. Among other negative things, we also observe a reduction in the capacity of the economy, a downgrading of research activities at the domestic level, and a shrinking of the country's human resources.…”