Assessing the South African Brain Drain, a Statistical Comparison

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2000-07

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University of Cape Town


Development Policy Research Unit


University of Cape Town

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Development and Poverty Research Unit Working Paper Development Policy Research Unit Working Paper 00/040

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For several decades the analysis of the so-called brain drain has been hampered by measurement problems. It is now recognised that the official figures significantly underestimate the extent of the brain drain phenomenon and its increase since the political changes in the mid-1990's. This paper, using data from various reliable sources, provides new statistical evidence on the size of the brain drain from South Africa.
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