Welfare-theoretical analyses of the brain drain

The Brain Drain: A Survey of the Literature

“…One of the important result of these studies is that the BD from the LDCs can explain the development of these Countries] and Johnson (1969aJohnson ( , 1969b [he analyses how the Welfare of those remaining at home changes in presence of BD and, in the second work, the circulation of the human capital]. In the 1970s, there are the works of Baldwin (1970), Scott (1970) [he analyses the opportunity to apply the human-capital's approach to study the BD's phenomenon], Romans (1974), Rodriguez (1975) Usher (1977), Glaser (1978) and Gmelch (1980). Regard Bhagwati, there are several works: Bhagwati & Hamada (1974), Bhagwati et alia (1975), Bhagwati & Rodriguez (1975), Bhagwati & Wan (1979).…”

“…In the 1970s, there are the works of Baldwin (1970), Scott (1970) [he analyses the opportunity to apply the human-capital's approach to study the BD's phenomenon], Romans (1974), Rodriguez (1975) Usher (1977), Glaser (1978) and Gmelch (1980). Regard Bhagwati, there are several works: Bhagwati & Hamada (1974), Bhagwati et alia (1975), Bhagwati & Rodriguez (1975), Bhagwati & Wan (1979). 30 In 1960s and 1970s there are the works of Bodenhofer (1967), Patinkin (1968), Johnson (1972) [he analises the thecnological gap between Western Countries and LDCs ones], Thompson (1974), [he analises the connection between Technology and Development inside BD's topics], Haas (1975) [he studies the necessity to coordinate the Technology in an International framework], Johnson (1975) and Rodriquez (1975).…”

Consumers and the brain drain: Product and process design and the gains from emigration

“…3 At the same time, however, the literature has identified a number of factors that may give rise to "beneficial brain drain" (BBD). Probably the oldest such argument is the notion that emigration provides a social "safety valve" for unemployed skilled workers in less developed countries (see for example the discussion in Bhagwati and Rodriguez 1975). Two additional factors are emigrants' cash remittances to the home country (e.g.…”

Brain Drain and Fiscal Competition: A Theoretical Model for Europe

“…Grubel and Scott (1976) point out that "since our concern is with the gains to the United States, it is appropriate to use U.S. prices, so that our computations amount to estimating what it would have cost to bring a native American to the level of education held by the average immigrant at the time he arrives". 7 He shows that when migration is not a certainty, a BD may increase average productivity and equality in the source economy even though average productivity is a positive function of the past average levels of human capital in an economy.…”