Developing human capital and research capacity: Science policies promoting brain gain

Manuel Heitor, Hugo Horta and Joana Mendonça

Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 2014, vol. 82, issue C, 6-22

Abstract: Science policies emphasizing the advanced qualification of human resources, together with democratizing access to science and internationalizing the science base, are shown to help build the conditions needed to drive brain gain over time.

Keywords: Science policy; Brain gain; Human capital; Advanced training; Research system; Higher education system and reform (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2013.07.008

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