In debates over globalization, much attention is given to so-called 'North-South' relationships. Often, data on 'South-South' exchanges it too limited to say much. A new paper on Global Migration of the Highly Skilled by Theo Dunnewijk of United Nations University helps shed some new light on 'South-South' brain drain/brain strain/brain circulation (Hat tip: Giulio Quaggiotto). Previous datasets had overlooked diasporas of highly skilled workers in these countries:
- South Africa originating in Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia and Lesotho;
- Russia from Kazakhstan, Ukraine and Belarus;
- Ukraine, from Brunei Darussalam;
- Czechoslovakia (former) from Iran;
- Malaysia from China and India;
- Latvia from Israel;
- Romania from Moldova;
- Jordan from Palestine Autonomous Region;
- Tajikistan from Uzbekistan;
- Bulgaria from Greece
Is this brain drain, brain strain, or brain circulation? Dunnewijk doesn't tell us - a topic for another paper, perhaps.
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