Economic Development and Export of Human Capital. A Contradiction
Economic Development and Export of Human Capital. A Contradiction?: The impact of human capital migration on the economy of sending countries. A case study of Jordan
Kassel University Press | Pages: 164 | 2006-06-29 | ISBN : 3899582055 | PDF | 1.5MB
Kassel University Press | Pages: 164 | 2006-06-29 | ISBN : 3899582055 | PDF | 1.5MB
Higher education is increasingly becoming an important factor in determining the success of the migration process from the individual's point of view. To the sending countries, the migration of its human capital may be associated with high social costs as their scarce resources are spent on individuals who will later be productive elsewhere. The hypothesis of this study is that there is a positive social return on an investment in higher education even if the educated people (skilled workers) choose to outmigrate. Furthermore, a deliberate policy aimed at providing a surplus of higher education graduates can be seen as an export strategy leading to positive social returns to the country practising it. The study attempts to evaluate the net result of an individuals out-migration to the sending country via a cost-benefit approach.