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Descriptor English: Brain Drain
Descriptor Spanish: Fuga de Cerebros
Descriptor éxodo intelectual
Entry term(s) fuga de capital humano
fuga de cerebros
fuga de recursos humanos
fuga de talentos
Scope note: Fenómeno que preocupa a los países emisores de migrantes, en particular a los países pequeños en los que las tasas de emigración de personas altamente cualificadas son más altas, y que consiste en la emigración de personas formadas en sus países de origen, especialmente aquellos con las habilidades técnicas, profesionales y de otro tipo más solicitadas. La teoría económica sugiere una serie de posibles beneficios, además de los costes, de la emigración cualificada. (Traducción libre del original: https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/3878?show=full).
Descriptor Portuguese: Fuga de Cérebros
Descriptor French: Without translation
Entry term(s): Brain Drains
Capital Flight, Human
Drain, Brain
Human Capital Flight
Human Capital Flights
Tree number(s): I01.240.600.525.500.500
N01.224.625.525.500.500
N06.850.505.400.700.525.500.500
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000096283
Scope note: A phenomenon of concern for migrant-sending countries, particularly for small countries where high-skilled emigration rates are highest. Include those with sought after technical, professional and other skills. Economic theory suggests a number of possible benefits, in addition to costs, from skilled emigration. (From https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/3878?show=full).
Allowable Qualifiers: CL classification
HI history
LJ legislation & jurisprudence
SN statistics & numerical data
TD trends
Previous Indexing: Emigration and Immigration (1987-2023)
Public MeSH Note: (2024)
History Note: Emigration and Immigration (1987-2024)
Related: Foreign Professional Personnel MeSH
DeCS ID: 60480
Unique ID: D000096283
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Date Established: 2024/01/01
Date of Entry: 2023/07/26
Revision Date: 2023/06/15
Brain Drain - Preferred
Concept UI M000761895
Scope note A phenomenon of concern for migrant-sending countries, particularly for small countries where high-skilled emigration rates are highest. Include those with sought after technical, professional and other skills. Economic theory suggests a number of possible benefits, in addition to costs, from skilled emigration. (From https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/3878?show=full).
Preferred term Brain Drain
Entry term(s) Brain Drains
Drain, Brain
Human Capital Flight - Broader
Concept UI M000763453
Scope note The emigration or immigration of individuals who have received advanced training at home. The net benefits of human capital flight for the receiving country are sometimes referred to as a "brain gain" whereas the costs for the sending country are sometimes referred to as a "brain drain".
Preferred term Human Capital Flight
Entry term(s) Capital Flight, Human
Human Capital Flights



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