International Migration Opportunities and Occupational Choice: A Case Study of Philippine Nurses 2002 to 2014
We analyze trends in nursing education in the Philippines during a period of rising and falling demand for Philippine nurses in the developed countries. Based on focus group discussion data obtained in the Philippines, we examine students' motivations to become nurses and to what extent their choices were affected by the possibility of international migration. The number of nursing graduates rose, resulting in brain gain. However, policies promoting the migration of skilled workers such as nurses impose high costs on middle class and lower class families who invest in education hoping that a family member will be able to migrate.
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2015
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Authors: | Arends-Kuenning, Mary P. ; Calara, Alvaro ; Go, Stella |
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Bonn : Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) |
Subject: | brain drain | brain gain | international nurse migration | Philippines |
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freely available
Series: | IZA Discussion Papers ; 8881 |
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Type of publication: | Book / Working Paper |
Type of publication (narrower categories): | Working Paper |
Language: | English |
Other identifiers: | 81981413X [GVK] hdl:10419/110079 [Handle] RePEc:iza:izadps:dp8881 [RePEc] |
Classification: | f66 ; I11 - Analysis of Health Care Markets ; J24 - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity ; J44 - Professional Labor Markets and Occupations |
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