CROIX, David de la; DOCQUIER, Frédéric; SCHIFF, Maurice - Institut de Recherche Économique et Sociale (IRES), … - 2013
Brain drain is a major issue for Small Island Developing States (SIDS). Econometric analysis confirms that smallness has a strong positive impact per se on emigration rates. On average, 50 percent of the high-skilled labour force in SIDS has left their country, and the brain drain exceeds 75...