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Does aid induce brain drain? A panel data analysis

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  • Darwin Ugarte Ontiveros
  • Vincenzo Verardi

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  • Darwin Ugarte Ontiveros & Vincenzo Verardi, 2012. "Does aid induce brain drain? A panel data analysis," IZA Journal of Migration and Development, Springer;Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit GmbH (IZA), vol. 1(1), pages 1-19, December.
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    Keywords

    Foreign aid; International migration; Self-selection; Brain drain;
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    JEL classification:

    • F35 - International Economics - - International Finance - - - Foreign Aid
    • F22 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business - - - International Migration
    • C23 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Models with Panel Data; Spatio-temporal Models

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