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Brain Drain
Human capital flight, more commonly referred to as "brain drain", is the large-scale emigration of a large
Individuals
the United States (164,285), Australia (40,455), Canada (37,946) and New Zealand(30,262). Germany alone saw 255,290 people leave the country
% 2010, Kenya.
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among 90 measured countries. The estimated exodus of 180,000 people per year is thought to be due to a poor job market, and tense domestic social conditions.
because of the emigration of computer experts to the U.S. Indian students going abroad for their higher studies costs India a foreign exchange outflow of $10 billion annually.
became the biggest worldwide contributor of emigrants in 2007. According to the official Chinese media, 65,000 Chinese last year secured immigration or permanent resident status in the United States, 25,000 in Canada and 15,000 in Australia
Related Phenomena
Brain Gain : An opposite situation, in which
many trained and talented individuals seek entrance into a country, is called a brain gain; this may create a brain drain in the nations that the individuals are leaving. the annual cap on the number of temporary work visas granted to highly skilled professionals under its H1B Visa program, from 115,000 to 195,000 per year, effective through 2003. That suggests a rough figure for the influx of talent into the United States at that time.
Related Phenomena
Brain circulation
: In general most developing countries suffer brain drain because emigrant intellectuals refuse to return. Some migrants do return to their home countries or become transnational with homes in different countries.
Brain waste
: Sometimes migrants to other countries or urban areas are not able to obtain employment commensurate with their educational qualifications. This is called brain waste.
migration issue, whereby human capital moves in reverse from a more developed country to a less developed country that is developing rapidly, which is commonly defined as brain drain.
Encouraging students to pursue tertiary studies abroad and promoting them to return.
Several countries that are prime examples of these three methods - and several other methods
South Korea.
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