Is migration a good substitute for education subsidies?

Journal of Development Economics

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 263-276

  Docquier, Frédéric ^a,b,c,d   Faye, Ousmane ^c,d,e   Pestieau, Pierre ^b,c,d,f,g  

^a FNRS   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^c WORLD BANK   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^e AFRICAN POPULATION AND HEALTH RESEARCH CENTER   (Kenya)

^f PARIS SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (France)

^g CEPR   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brain drain; Development; Human capital; Immigration policy

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DRAIN; DEVELOPING WORLD; EMIGRATION; HUMAN CAPITAL; IMMIGRATION POLICY; LABOR MIGRATION; SKILLED LABOR; SUBSIDY SYSTEM;

EID: 42049122837     PISSN: 03043878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2007.12.007     Document Type: Article

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