Consumers and the brain drain: Product and process design and the gains from emigration

Journal of International Economics

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 287-291

  Kuhn, Peter ^a   McAusland, Carol ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain drain; International labor migration; Product quality

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DRAIN; EMIGRATION; INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION; LABOR MIGRATION; MODELING; SKILLED LABOR; WELFARE IMPACT;

EID: 67349092403     PISSN: 00221996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinteco.2009.03.001     Document Type: Article

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