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Mobilizing talent for global development.

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Talented individuals such as students, professionals, information technology experts, entrepreneurs, cultural workers, and others are now more internationally mobile in the world economy as a response to new opportunities (and risks) that are offered by globalization. This trend has been reinforced by the greater information flows on economic opportunities and life-styles in different cities and countries across the globe and by lower transportation costs.

The project on the International Mobility of Talent undertaken by WIDER in Helsinki in collaboration with UN-ECLAC in Santiago examined the various dimensions of the international mobility of human talent and its development implications on source nations (often developing countries), recipient nations (often rich countries), and on international development. This article reports results from this project.

Types of talent mobility

There are three broad types or groups of talent mobility in terms of their motivation and development impact, namely, the mobility of (1) entrepreneurs, technical talent, technology innovators, and business creators; (2) scientific and academic talent and international students; and (3) health professionals and cultural workers.

The first group of talent has a more directly productive impact through business creation and application of new technologies on host and source countries,...

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