This article considers how technological growth affects country interconnectivity, particularly in the form of labor migration. It shows that technological growth brings a positive effect on migration stock as well as net migration. In addition, the technological growth effect is endorsed by negative relationship between refugee population and information technological advancement. Policy recommendation will be presented regarding the brain drain and refugee population problem.This paper was presented at the 18th International Conference of the International Trade and Finance Association, meeting at Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal, on May 23, 2008.
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