Essays about: "brain drain."

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  1. 16. The Right of Free Movement and the Borderlands in Europe: Perceptions, Practices and Perspectives in the Context of the Refugee Crisis and the Terrorist Attacks in Paris

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för etnologi

    Author : Elen Kerobyan; [2016]
    Keywords : refugee crisis; passport; the Schengen Agreement; border control; border; mobility; freedom of movement; migration; terrorism; security; MACA; Cultural Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis examines how the right of free movement and the borders are perceived and practiced by Europeans, and how they affect the everyday lives of Europeans in the context of the current refugee crisis and Paris attacks. It claims that EU, EEA, CH and the Schengen area constitute a cultural construction within Europe based on inclusion and exclusion, belonging and citizenship. READ MORE

  3. 17. Will you come back? : Quantitative analysis of return migration among Swedes born 1978

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Kulturgeografi

    Author : Timo Saarensilta; [2016]
    Keywords : return migration; logistic regression analysis; socio-spatial inequalities; urban hierarchy; Sweden;

    Abstract : This paper is exploring return migration in Sweden by implementing logistic regression technics on the cohort born 1978. In order to evaluate how socio-economic and geographical characteristics influence individuals propensities to re-circulate to the municipality of origin. READ MORE

  4. 18. Impacts from Migration and Remittances in the Nepali Society - Analysing the Migration Process in Nepal

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi

    Author : Johan Nicander; [2015]
    Keywords : Migration; Financial-Remittances; Social-Remittances; Poverty Reduction; Development; Nepal; Brain Drain Gain ; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Nepal is one of the countries where remittances in proportion of the GDP are the highest with 28,8 per cent in 2013. A total of 7,2 per cent of Nepal’s population are found abroad and the remittances that they transfer back have been recognized to play an important role in reducing poverty in Nepal, even though critics argue that these remittances are only spent and not invested. READ MORE

  5. 19. The economic performance of Chinese immigrants in North America In 1990s

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Hongwei Han; [2015]
    Keywords : Chinese immigrants; immigration; the United States; Canada; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The immigrants from China have generally taken over European immigrants to play important role in the North America since 1960s. Based on the human capital theory and neoclassical economic theory, this thesis examines the characteristics of Chinese immigrants who respectively arrived at the United States and Canada since 1990 (cohort 1990-1997 and cohort 1998- 2000). READ MORE

  6. 20. Migration and Brain Drain: A Case Study of African Students in Southern Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi

    Author : Kelvin Okhaemoh Kadiri; [2015]
    Keywords : Sweden; Study; Brain Drain; Migration; African students; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The international migration of both skilled and unskilled persons from the global South to the North has reached an alarming proportion.This study investigates the underlying factors that informed the decisions of some African students not to return to their countries of origin after graduation from the Swedish Universities. READ MORE