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International and Area Studies

Brigham Young University

Journal

2017

Brain gain

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Leveraging Diasporic Power For Nation Building, Uttam Gaulee Apr 2017

Leveraging Diasporic Power For Nation Building, Uttam Gaulee

Comparative Civilizations Review

This article examines the issue of brain drain vs brain gain. Specifically, the case of whether the loss of higher education professional departures from a lesser developed country(Nepal in this case) to a higher developed country is balanced by a return of these individuals with skills enhanced by education and training. So far, evidence does not appear to support this hypothesis.