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Fall 2014

ISSN 0890-913X

Volume 29, Number 3

Categories: Fall 2014 | Economic development

Can Economic Freedom Cure Medical Brain Drain?

Pavel Yakovlev, Duquesne University

Tanner Steinkopf, Duquesne University

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TheJournalofPrivateEnterprise29(3),2014,97–117CanEconomicFreedomCureMedicalBrainDrain?PavelYakovlevDuquesneUniversityTannerSteinkopfDuquesneUniversity______________________________________________________AbstractAsalossofhumancapital,braindrainisoftenviewedasathreattoeconomicdevelopment.Medicalbraindrainisperhapsespeciallydamagingbecauseitexertsbothimmediateandlong-termeffects.Thispaperestimatesthedeterminantsofbraindrainusingflowsofmedicalphysiciansfrom144countriesinto18mostlydevelopedcountriesduringthe1995–2004period.Controllingforvarioussocioeconomicandgeographicvariables,wefindthathighereconomicfreedom,alowershareofpublichealthexpenditures,andhigherhealthspendingpercapitatendtoattractmedicalprofessionals.Ourestimatesindicatethatmedicalbraindrainisresponsivetoannualchangesineconomicfreedom,healthspendingpercapita,andpopulationaging.______________________________________________________JELcodes:F22,J44,J61Keywords:economicdevelopment,humancapital,medicalbraindrain,physicianmigrationI.IntroductionBraindrain,alossofhumancapitalduetotheemigrationofskilledlabor,hasreceivedagreatdealofattentionfromscholarsandpolicymakersforaverygoodreason.Inadequatedomesticsupplyofskilledlaborcanimpedetheeconomicdevelopmentofacountry.Mostresearchsofarhasfocusedontheoveralllevelofbraindrain.However,BhargavaandDocquier(2007)claimthatstudyingtheoverallbraindrainhidessubstantialheterogeneityacrossindustrysectorsfromcountrytocountry,citingasexamplestheemigrationofnursesfromthePhilippinesandinformationtechnologyprofessionalsfromIndia.Mensah(2008)arguesthatextraattentionshouldbepaidtothelossofmedicalprofessionalsbecauseoftheir97

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Title	Can Economic Freedom Cure Medical Brain Drain?
Authors/Creators:	Pavel Yakovlev, Duquesne University Tanner Steinkopf, Duquesne University
Year:	2014
Volume:	29
Number:	3
Pages:	97 - 117
Publisher:	The Association of Private Enterprise Education
ISSN:	0890-913X
Document Type:	Articles
Keywords:	Economic development, Human capital, Medical brain drain, Physician migration

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Yakovlev, Pavel; Steinkopf, Tanner / 2014. "Can Economic Freedom Cure Medical Brain Drain? ." The Journal of Private Enterprise, 29(3): 97-117.