Losing Our Minds? New Research Directions on Skilled Migration and Development

Published By: CGD on eSS | Published Date: September, 09 , 2015

This paper critiques the last decade of research on the effects of high-skill emigration from developing countries, and proposes six new directions for fruitful research. The study singles out a core assumption underlying much of the recent literature, calling it the Lump of Learning model of human capital and development, and describes ?ve ways that research has come to challenge that assumption. It assesses the usefulness of the Lump of Learning model in the face of accumulating evidence.

Author(s): Michael Clemens | Posted on: Sep 16, 2015 | Views() | Download (555)


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