There has been an increasing awareness in the past handful of years that there are several
ways in which diasporas can stimulate economic development in their homelands. Still, a …

Policymakers across OECD countries have become increasingly concerned with the
national and international debate about brain drain and have launched appraisal processes …

Scientific Information System Network of Scientific Journals from Latin America, the
Caribbean, Spain and Portugal Non-profit academic project, developed under the open …

In this chapter we review the literature on the analysis of researcher mobility and
productivity, highlighting recent changes in the research system—internationalization …

This paper derives from our joint interest in understanding how scientific mobility affects
developing countries. Many authors have addressed the topic previously, both from an …

Historically, the emigration of knowledge workers has been viewed as a loss for the source
countries and a net gain for the receiving countries. Inadequate responses have included …

Technology transfer and human-capital mobility are integral to processes of capacity
building that lead to economic and social development. Scientific mobility through …

Emigration of highly skilled workers from the global South to the global North or brain drain
is a major contributing factor to the increased economic and social disparities in the …

This study assesses the role of African diasporas in development, conflict resolution and
peacebuilding in their countries of origin with specific reference to Ethiopia, Kenya and …

This paper provides estimates of the stocks and flows of human resources in science and
technology (HRST) in India, and their breakdown by education and occupation …