Minimising brain drain – The pros and cons

By Laura W Perna, Kata Orosz and Zakir Jumakulov. One approach that governments around the world use to build their nation’s human capital is to offer subsidies that enable students in the home country to study at post-secondary education institutions in other nations. This approach is particularly popular in nations that are, using the definition of the World Economic Forum, transitioning from an efficiency-driven to an innovation-driven economy. Read more...