Is the medical brain drain beneficial? Evidence from overseas doctors in the UK

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 915-923

  Kangasniemi, Mari ^a   Winters, L Alan ^c,d   Commander, Simon ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^d The World Bank and CEPR   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brain drain; Doctors; International labour market; Migration; UK

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DRAIN; INCENTIVE; LABOR MARKET; MIGRATION; SKILLED LABOR;

ARTICLE; BENEFICIAL BRAIN DRAIN; COMPETENCE; DECISION MAKING; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FOREIGN WORKER; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; IMMIGRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MANPOWER PLANNING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MIGRANT WORKER; MOTIVATION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; POPULATION MIGRATION; SKILL; TAX; UNITED KINGDOM;

DATA COLLECTION; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FOREIGN MEDICAL GRADUATES; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MOTIVATION; PHYSICIANS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 34547223077     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2007.04.021     Document Type: Article

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