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International Migration, Remittances and Brain Drain

Impacts on Development

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Authors:
  1. Serge Feld

    1. Professor Emeritus University of Liege, Brussels, Belgium

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  • Examines brain drain effect on emigration countries’ economy
  • Analyses remittance impact on poverty and households
  • Emphasizes links between drain, remittances and development

Part of the book series: Demographic Transformation and Socio-Economic Development (DTSD, volume 13)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xx
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  2. Major Trends in International Migration Over the Last 25 Years

    • Serge Feld
    Pages 1-9

  4. Part II

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 77-77
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    2. Volume of Remittance Flows and Prevailing Trends

      • Serge Feld
      Pages 79-94

    3. The Decision to Remit: Determinants and Actors

      • Serge Feld
      Pages 95-102

    4. Remittances and Household Welfare

      • Serge Feld
      Pages 103-122

    5. The Impact of Remittances on the Economy of the Countries of Emigration

      • Serge Feld
      Pages 123-147

    6. Remittances, an Instrument of Development Policy

      • Serge Feld
      Pages 149-164

    7. Conclusion

      • Serge Feld
      Pages 165-168
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About this book

This book provides an analysis of theoretical and empirical researches on the effects of remittances and brain drain on the development of less developed countries (LDCs). It analyzes the most recent global, regional and national data as well as the arguments for and against the emigration of highly skilled personnel and remittances, thereby highlighting policies aimed at optimizing the link between migration and development. The book examines in depth the arguments against "brain drain", namely the loss of skilled labor, wasted public investment in higher education, and reduced tax revenues. It also presents the arguments in favor, emphasizing on the transfer of scientific knowledge, the incentive effect of increased education spending, and participation in international networks. It addresses the central issue of emigration of medical personnel from developing countries and its consequences on the population.
The book focuses on the effects of remittances on poverty and inequalities. They improve health conditions, raise education levels and empower women. Positive effects include the stabilizing function of remittances and the improvement of external accounts. Other effects are subject to conflicting assessments such as the reduction of labor supply and the "Dutch disease". The focus is on institutions who integrate economic, social and political incentives in order to establish remittances at the heart of development policies.
The book provides a reference for students and research centers devoted to development economics, centers for international migration studies, and research units focusing on population, migration, and development.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Professor Emeritus University of Liege, Brussels, Belgium

    Serge Feld

About the author

Serge Feld is Professor Emeritus of the University of Liège, Belgium. He taught general economics, development economics and economic demography.  Previously, he was research assistant at the department of demography of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel. From 2000 to 2015 he was an expert of the Belgian government at the UN Commission on Population and Development. He has been associated with the research conducted by the UN Population Division and he has carried out numerous missions as a consultant in migration economics for the Council of Europe and the OECD. His main areas of research are demo -economic analysis of the labor force, the labor market of foreign workers and the link between international migration and development.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: International Migration, Remittances and Brain Drain

  • Book Subtitle: Impacts on Development

  • Authors: Serge Feld

  • Series Title: Demographic Transformation and Socio-Economic Development

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-75513-3

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-75512-6Published: 25 August 2021

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-75515-7Published: 26 August 2022

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-75513-3Published: 24 August 2021

  • Series ISSN: 2543-0041

  • Series E-ISSN: 2543-0068

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XX, 168

  • Number of Illustrations: 11 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Migration, Population Economics, Labor Economics

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