Work visas and return migration: how migration policy shapes global talent.
The recruitment and retention of foreign talent are crucial dimensions of the global education and labour markets. This paper examines how entwined migration policies and corporate practices shape the development and flow of international skill. I pair an original dataset of employment histories wit...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Ethnic & Migration Studies Vol. 48; no. 7; pp. 1647 - 1669 |
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