The propensity to return: Theory and evidence for the Italian brain drain

Economics Letters

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 359-362

  Biondo, A E ^a   Monteleone, S ^a   Skonieczny, G ^a   Torrisi, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Academics; Brain drain; F22; J24; Return migration

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856040013     PISSN: 01651765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2011.12.046     Document Type: Article

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