Modeling the effects of physician emigration on human development (English)

This paper quantifies the effects of physician emigration on human development indicators in developing countries. First, the geographical distribution and evolution of physician brain drain is documented for the period 1991-2004. Second, random and fixed effects models were employed to investigate the effects of physicians in the home countries and abroad on child mortality and vaccination rates. And third, models were estimated to investigate migration...

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Bhargava,Alok;

Docquier,Frederic;

Moullan,Yasser;
Document Date
2013/06/22
Document Type
Working Paper
Report Number
78738
Volume No
1
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1
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World,
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Other,
Disclosure Date
2013/06/24
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Modeling the effects of physician emigration on human development
Keywords
Brain Drain

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Bhargava,Alok; Docquier,Frederic; Moullan,Yasser.

Modeling the effects of physician emigration on human development (English). Washington DC ; World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/467601468336684975

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