Purpose: The paper addresses two research questions: first, to what extent do highly skilled migrants intend to make personal business and financial investments in their home countries, and second, what factors influence them to invest in their home countries? Design/methodology/approach: The...

This article argues that despite the growing emphasis on brain circulation, most British and Indian scientists working in Boston, Massachusetts, USA are still contributing to a brain drain in their home countries. I show that although the majority of respondents have regular, albeit different...

This chapter compares the reasons why highly skilled British expatriates immigrated to and would emigrate from Canada. The reasons respondents left the UK and would return to the UK were markedly different. Job opportunities, for example, were important in immigration decisions, whereas family...