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This bibliography is part of a series of studies conducted by the International Labour Office under the DFID-sponsored project on 'Skilled labour migration (the 'brain drain') from developing countries: analysis of impact and policy issues'. It is presented in eight sections. The first seven sections reflect the research questions that were set by DFID for the project. The research questions are: (1) How does migration of skilled workers and students affect developing country labour markets? (2) How does migration of skilled workers and students affect developing countries' ability to integrate into global markets? (3) What role do remittances play? (4) What impact does skilled migration have on poverty in developing countries? (5) How important is the UK currently as a destination for skilled workers and students from developing countries? How important is it likely to become? (6) What should the UK government do to ensure that impacts on developing countries are taken account of in design and delivery of policies on areas that relate to skilled migration? (7) What should the UK government do to ensure that impacts on developing countries are taken account of in GATS [General Agreement in Trades and Services] negotiations over the temporary movement of natural persons? The final section contains articles of general interest.

Available reports from this project are indexed from TD/TNC 86.109 to TD/TNC 86.119. Show less

The focus of this paper is on highly skilled migration to the UK from developing countries. It uses existing UK data sets relating to stocks and flows of skilled migrants to identify the changing composition and origin of people from developing countries migrating to the UK. It examines trends in return migration and questions why return migration to developing countries is so low as this group of skilled migrants is particularly important to the future development of their countries of origin and considers how skilled migration is likely to develop in the future by looking at the main forces shaping international flows and the trends emerging in other developed countries. The paper then turns to consider prescriptive measures, including ways in which the UK might collect better data on skilled migration from developing countries and the key research questions that merit attention. The final section discusses possible policy actions which the UK government could take relating to skilled migration from developing countries.

This report is part of a series of studies conducted by the International Labour Office under the DFID-sponsored project on 'Skilled labour migration (the 'brain drain') from developing countries: analysis of impact and policy issues'. Available reports are indexed from TD/TNC 86.109 to TD/TNC 86.119. Show less

This summary report ‘addresses issues of the impact of high skilled emigration on developing countries and the policy mixes and options available to both receiving and sending countries to harness its benefits’. It argues that the feedback or indirect effects of skilled migration often outweigh the disadvantages for developing countries, with the challenge being to maximise these benefits. The report begins by exploring the basic demography of high skilled emigration from developing to developed countries and then reviews research literature on high skilled mobility, focusing on its direct and induced impacts on the economic growth of developing countries, its feedback effects that create opportunities from the outflow, and its role in globalisation and the expansion of service industries. The trends in major classes of skill mobility are highlighted. Policy responses by developing countries are explored and the report concludes by suggesting some general policy options that developed receiving countries could adopt to address high skilled mobility from developing countries.

This report is part of a series of studies conducted by the International Labour Office under the DFID-sponsored project on ‘Skilled labour migration (the ‘brain drain’) from developing countries: analysis of impact and policy issues’. Available reports are indexed from TD/TNC 86.109 to TD/TNC 86.119. Show less