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Ballendorf, Dirk A. – Journal of Education, 1972
Descriptors: Brain Drain, Developed Nations, Developing Nations, Immigrants

Gozalez, Andrew – Higher Education, 1992
Solutions to two problems in Philippine higher education and employment are proposed: for disciplines with too many graduates, overseas employment is recommended; for those with too few graduates, an incentive system tied to mandatory service is suggested. Problems and advantages of government regulation of labor supply and demand are discussed.…
Descriptors: Brain Drain, Employment Patterns, Faculty Mobility, Foreign Countries
Cao, Xiaonan – Compare, 1996
Asserts that, with the new structure of the global economy, the pattern of international mobility of highly skilled personnel (HSP) is changing. Analyzes the development of a new phenomenon, "brain circulation," where HSP's stay a shorter period of time in host countries due to international job opportunities. (MJP)
Descriptors: Brain Drain, Emerging Occupations, Employment Opportunities, Employment Patterns
Khadria, Binod – OECD Publishing (NJ1), 2004
This paper describes the results of two specific primary surveys, one of IT professionals in the city of Bangalore and their role in making the city a corridor for international mobility of Indian professionals, and the second survey of health professionals (doctors and nurses) in the city of New Delhi. In these surveys, highly skilled Indians…
Descriptors: Economic Climate, Economic Research, Indians, Industry
Karadima, Oscar – 1982
The concept of anomie is proposed as one sociological variable that may explain the "brain drain" phenomenon (i.e., the movement of highly qualified personnel from their country of origin to another, most often a more developed, technologically advanced country). It is hypothesized that the higher the level of anomie found among…
Descriptors: Alienation, Apathy, Brain Drain, Developed Nations