Skilled Migration to and from Taiwan

Yumiko Nakahara ()
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Yumiko Nakahara: Kyushu Sangyo University,

Chapter Chapter 4 in International Labor Mobility to and from Taiwan, 2017, pp 39-67 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Brain circulation contributed greatly to Taiwan in the 1980s and 1990s, because the returnees brought back not only technology but also the business styles and knowledge from the developed countries. In the twenty-first century, however, there is little expectation of brain circulation and Taiwan is experiencing a shortage of highly skilled human resources. To address this issue, the Taiwanese government has been proactively recruiting workers internationally to acquire advanced technologies and fill the shortage of highly skilled human resources. However, Taiwanese workers are leaving Taiwan, because a number of Chinese companies or universities are offering high monetary compensation to recruit Taiwanese workers. This trend is also observed in companies from other countries, such as Japan or Singapore, who also seek Taiwanese workers. The movement of skilled workers to and from Taiwan in the twenty-first century seems to differ slightly from the pre-1980s brain drain and the brain circulation of the 1980s–1990s. The Taiwanese government and companies should make efforts to avoid brain drain.

Keywords: Brain drain; Brain circulation; Skilled migration; Cross-strait migration; Highly skilled human resources (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1007/978-981-10-6047-2_4

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