Do brain drain and poverty result from coordination failures?

Journal of Economic Growth

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-26

  de la Croix, David ^a   Docquier, Frédéric ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Brain drain; Coordination failure; Development; Multiple equilibria

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856904043     PISSN: 13814338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10887-011-9073-2     Document Type: Article

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