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Theoretical studies of the determinants of migration by skilled persons and the output and welfare effects of such migration on the migrants and the countries of departure and destination.

The volume measures the numbers of highly skilled migrants from different countries to the U.S. and Canada, with an analysis of policy alternatives.

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  1. Cover
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  1. Title Page, Copyright
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  1. Acknowledgements
  2. pp. v-vi
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  1. Table of Contents
  2. pp. vii-viii
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  1. List of Tables
  2. p. ix
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  1. List of Figures
  2. p. x
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  1. Preface
  2. pp. xi-xiv
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  1. Chapter 1: Introduction
  2. pp. 1-10
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  1. Part I: Theoretical Studies
  1. Chapter 2: The Determinants of Migration
  2. pp. 13-26
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  1. Chapter 3: The Theory of Migration and Human Capital
  2. pp. 27-34
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  1. Chapter 4: The Welfare Approach to Migration and Human Capital
  2. pp. 35-44
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  1. Part II: Empirical Studies
  1. Chapter 5: Practical and Conceptual Problems of Measuring the Brain Drain
  2. pp. 47-58
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  1. Chapter 6: Empirical Evidence on Motives for Migration
  2. pp. 59-70
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  1. Chapter 7: The Immigration of Scientists and Engineers to the United States 1949-1961
  2. pp. 71-82
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  1. Chapter 8: Foreign Scientists in the United States, 1966 83
  2. pp. 83-92
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  1. Chapter 9: Countries of Birth of Foreign-Born U.S. Scientists
  2. pp. 93-108
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  1. Chapter 10: The Cost of U.S. College Student Exchange Programs
  2. pp. 109-126
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  1. Chapter 11: The Migrations of Canadian Economists
  2. pp. 127-142
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  1. Part III: Policy Study
  1. Chapter 12: Policies to Reduce or Modify the Brain Drain
  2. pp. 145-156
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  1. A Selected Bibliography on the Brain Drain, General Migration and Human Capital
  2. pp. 157-165
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