Mobility Intentions of Foreign Researchers: The Role of Non-economic Motivations

Industry and Innovation

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 87-111

  Baruffaldi, Stefano H ^a   Landoni, Paolo ^b  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

^b POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

brain circulation; brain drain; International scientific mobility; motivation

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DRAIN; ECONOMIC IMPACT; INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION;

ITALY; PORTUGAL;

EID: 84961390052     PISSN: 13662716     EISSN: 14698390     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13662716.2015.1126502     Document Type: Article

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