Causes, challenges and prospects of brain drain: The case of eritrea

International Migration

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 131-157

  Tessema, Mussie ^a  

^a WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DRAIN; DEVELOPING WORLD; ECONOMIC CONDITIONS; INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION; LABOR MIGRATION; SKILLED LABOR;

ERITREA;

EID: 77952780817     PISSN: 00207985     EISSN: 14682435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2435.2009.00585.x     Document Type: Article

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