Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/35103 
Year of Publication: 
2008
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 3398
Publisher: 
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
This paper examines the relationship between the brain drain and country size, as well as the extent of small states' overall loss of human capital. We find that small states are the main losers because they i) lose a larger proportion of their skilled labor force and ii) exhibit stronger reactions to standard push factors. We also observe that the correlation between human capital indicators and country size is close to zero. This suggests that small states are more successful in producing skilled natives and less successful in retaining them.
Subjects: 
Brain drain
small states
human capital
openness
JEL: 
F22
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Document Type: 
Working Paper

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