Return Intentions of University-educated Turkish Expatriates

Nil Demet Güngör and Aysıt Tansel (atansel@metu.edu.tr)

No 502, ERC Working Papers from ERC - Economic Research Center, Middle East Technical University

Abstract: The aim of this article is to provide new evidence on the characteristics of Turkish professionals residing overseas and the factors that are important in their decision to return home or work abroad. With this aim, we present the results of a survey conducted in 2002, which deals with the return intentions of university-educated Turkish professionals residing abroad. The article thus presents information that will be useful to policymakers in Turkey and other developing countries with similar experiences. The findings indicate that many of the university-educated expatriates are those who stayed abroad to work after completing their studies, rather than professionals with work experience in Turkey.

Keywords: Skilled migration; brain drain; return intentions; higher education; Turkey (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I23 J24 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 37 pages
Date: 2005-05, Revised 2005-05
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Related works:
Working Paper: Return Intentions of University-Educated Turkish Expatriates (2005)
Working Paper: Return Intentions of University-Educated Turkish Expatriates (2003)
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