The propensity to return: Theory and evidence for the Italian brain drain

A.E. Biondo, Simona Monteleone, G. Skonieczny and B. Torrisi

Economics Letters, 2012, vol. 115, issue 3, 359-362

Abstract: Return migration is the positive counterpart of the brain drain. The effects of the brain drain in Italy could be negative: this paper shows that highly skilled migrants decide not to return to their native country.

Keywords: Return migration; Brain drain; Academics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F22 J24 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2011.12.046

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