Where do the brainy Italians go, and why?

By Amelie Constant. Highly educated and skilled Italians take their talent abroad in search of better funds, career opportunities and payoffs. Despite Europe's attempts to retain ‘brains’, 30,000 Italian researchers leave each year, while only 3,000 qualified scientists go to Italy. It is no wonder the media, policymakers and scholars have used the term “brain drain” in recent years to describe this phenomenon. Read more...