Brain waste? Educated immigrants in the US labor market

Journal of Development Economics

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 255-269

  Mattoo, Aaditya ^a   Neagu, Ileana Cristina ^a   Özden, Çaǧlar ^a  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

Assimilation; Brain drain; Brain waste; Education; Migration; Skilled occupation

Indexed keywords

ASIAN IMMIGRANT; BRAIN DRAIN; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; EUROPEAN IMMIGRANT; HUMAN CAPITAL; IMMIGRATION POLICY; LABOR MARKET; SKILLED LABOR;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 48049084997     PISSN: 03043878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2007.05.001     Document Type: Article

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