Migration and Human Capital Flight

Andre Haughton () and Wendel Ivey ()
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Andre Haughton: University of the West Indies
Wendel Ivey: Bank of Jamaica

Chapter Chapter 6 in Overcoming Productivity Challenges in Small Countries, 2023, pp 161-181 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Due to low wages and other factors, many Jamaicans migrate to experience a better standard of living. This chapter examine migration patterns in Jamaica and by extension the Caribbean region. Roughly 25,000 Jamaicans migrate to the United States of America, Canada and the United Kingdom per annum. When people migrate, the home country loses valuable human capital. A survey instrument is administered to Jamaican overseas. Several push and pull factors are identified that attract people to host nations and push them away from their place of birth. Some of the push factors include crime and violence, low wages and corruption while some of the pull factors noted include better compensation and standard of living.

Keywords: Migration; Human capital; Crime; United States; Low income; Survival (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-23301-2_6

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