Global Talent Flows

Sari Pekkala Kerr, William Kerr, Caglar Ozden () and Christopher Parsons
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Caglar Ozden: World Bank

No 10328, IZA Discussion Papers from Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

Abstract: The global distribution of talent is highly skewed and the resources available to countries to develop and utilize their best and brightest vary substantially. The migration of skilled workers across countries tilts the deck even further. Using newly available data, we first review the landscape of global talent mobility, which is both asymmetric and rising in importance. We next consider the determinants of global talent flows at the individual and firm levels and sketch some important implications. Third, we review the national gatekeepers for skilled migration and broad differences in approaches used to select migrants for admission. Looking forward, the capacity of people, firms, and countries to successfully navigate this tangled web of global talent will be critical to their success.

Keywords: diaspora; talent; migration (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F15 F22 J15 J31 J44 L14 L26 O31 O32 O33 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 27 pages
Date: 2016-10
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-int, nep-lma and nep-mig
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Published - published in: Journal of Economic Perspectives; 2016, 30 (4), 83 - 106

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