The Economic Impact of Medical Migration: an Overview of the Literature
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- Martine Rutten, 2009. "The Economic Impact of Medical Migration: An Overview of the Literature," The World Economy, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 32(2), pages 291-325, February.
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Keywords
medical migration; brain drain; doctor migration; nurse migration;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- F22 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business - - - International Migration
- I1 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health
NEP fields
This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-AFR-2007-11-03 (Africa)
- NEP-HEA-2007-11-03 (Health Economics)
- NEP-MIG-2007-11-03 (Economics of Human Migration)
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