International Migration Opportunities and Occupational Choice: A Case Study of Philippine Nurses 2002 to 2014

Mary Arends-Kuenning, Alvaro Calara and Stella Go ()
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Alvaro Calara: affiliation not available
Stella Go: De la Salle University, The Philippines

No 8881, IZA Discussion Papers from Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

Abstract: We analyze trends in nursing education in the Philippines during a period of rising and falling demand for Philippine nurses in the developed countries. Based on focus group discussion data obtained in the Philippines, we examine students' motivations to become nurses and to what extent their choices were affected by the possibility of international migration. The number of nursing graduates rose, resulting in brain gain. However, policies promoting the migration of skilled workers such as nurses impose high costs on middle class and lower class families who invest in education hoping that a family member will be able to migrate.

Keywords: brain drain; brain gain; international nurse migration; Philippines (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F66 I11 J24 J44 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 40 pages
Date: 2015-02
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-hea, nep-mig and nep-sea
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