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El Costo Económico del Desperdicio de Cerebros

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  • Sebastián Piñera
  • Marcelo Selowsky

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The economic implications of the outflow of highly educated individuals from LDC’s, i.e., the "external" brain drain, has received considerable attention in the developing literature. This paper draws attention to what might, by analogy, be called the "in

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  • Sebastián Piñera & Marcelo Selowsky, 1978. "El Costo Económico del Desperdicio de Cerebros," Latin American Journal of Economics-formerly Cuadernos de Economía, Instituto de Economía. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile., vol. 15(46), pages 349-406.
    • Handle: RePEc:ioe:cuadec:v:15:y:1978:i:46:p:349-406
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