Brain drain and brain return: Theory and application to Eastern-Western Europe

B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Mayr, Karin ^a   Peri, Giovanni ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Eastern Western Europe; Return migration; Returns to education; Skilled migration

Indexed keywords

EID: 72949089722     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19351682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2202/1935-1682.2271     Document Type: Article

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