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The International Mobility of Talent Andres Solimano (Regional Advisor, United Nations Economic Commission for Latin American and the Caribbean (UN-ECLAC))

The International Mobility of Talent By Andres Solimano (Regional Advisor, United Nations Economic Commission for Latin American and the Caribbean (UN-ECLAC))

Summary

This original and important book looks in depth at the challenge of how to mobilize talent for international development. It shows that if managed effectively, this international mobility of talent can benefit both developing countries and more advanced economies.

The International Mobility of Talent Summary

The International Mobility of Talent: Types, Causes, and Development Impact by Andres Solimano (Regional Advisor, United Nations Economic Commission for Latin American and the Caribbean (UN-ECLAC))

Entrepreneurs, technical experts, professionals, international students, writers, and artists are among the most highly mobile people in the global economy today. These talented elite often originate from developing countries and migrate to industrial economies. Many return home with new ideas, experiences, and capital useful for national development, whilst others remain to produce quality goods and services that are useful everywhere in the global economy. The economic potential of globalization is ultimately dependent on the international mobility of highly talented individuals that transfer knowledge, new technologies, ideas, business capacities, and other creative capabilities. Developing countries and advanced economies may both gain from this mobility if it is effectively and smartly managed. This volume, with original contributions from outstanding international experts in the subject, provides a novel analysis of the main determinants and development impact of talent mobility in the global economy.

The International Mobility of Talent Reviews

A useful introduction for those new to the topic of skilled migration. * Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies *
This interesting book brings the knowledge and sophistication of first rate economists to the analysis of the globalization of talent and assesses its various and not always obvious consequences. It will help us to better understand this complex and topical phenomenon. It will become an essential reference in this important and new branch of economics. * Vito Tanzi, former director of the Fiscal Affairs Department of the IMF, and an Undersecretary for Economy and Finance in the Italian Government *
The International Mobility of Talent brings together the best research in this critically important subject, identifying the roles of creativity, knowledge, ideas, and skills that go beyond trade and capital as the movers of economic development. * Richard Florida, Joseph L. Rotman School of Management, author of The Rise of the Creative Class *
This is the highest talent writing about the mobility of talent, now a subject central to development. This book deserves a warm welcome. * Alice H. Amsden, Barton L. Weller Professor of Political Economy, MIT *
Andres Solimano has skilfully edited the contributions of many experts to present a comprehensive analysis of one of the least examined dimensions of globalization. This important work examines the international mobility of talented individuals and the way that they disseminate ideas as they move from country to country, which in turn impact on economies in both the developed and the developing world. * David Parrish, International Management Consultant and Trainer: www.davidparrish.com *

About Andres Solimano (Regional Advisor, United Nations Economic Commission for Latin American and the Caribbean (UN-ECLAC))

Andres Solimano, a Chilean-Italian national, holds a PhD in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He is currently Regional Advisor at the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (UN-ECLAC). He is also Director of the project on The International Mobility of Talent with the United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER) in Finland and UN-ECLAC in Santiago. Formerly Country Director at the World Bank in Washington DC and Executive Director for Chile and Ecuador on the Boards of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and affiliated institutions, he has published numerous books and authored articles on growth, development, globalization, economic reform, income distribution, international migration, and macroeconomics in professional journals and the media.

Table of Contents

PART I ANALYTICAL PERSPECTIVES; PART II CASE STUDIES: ENTREPRENEURS, SCIENTISTS, STUDENTS, HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, AND CULTURAL WORKERS; PART III ADDITIONAL TOPICS

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NPB9780199532605
9780199532605
0199532605
The International Mobility of Talent: Types, Causes, and Development Impact by Andres Solimano (Regional Advisor, United Nations Economic Commission for Latin American and the Caribbean (UN-ECLAC))
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Oxford University Press
2008-02-14
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