Global Talent Flows

27 Pages Posted: 7 Nov 2016 Last revised: 28 Apr 2023

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Sari Pekkala Kerr

Charles River Associates (CRA)

William Kerr

Harvard University - Entrepreneurial Management Unit

Caglar Ozden

World Bank - Research Department

Christopher Robert Parsons

The University of Western Australia - Department of Economics

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Abstract

The global distribution of talent is highly skewed and the resources available to countries to develop and utilize their best and brightest vary substantially. The migration of skilled workers across countries tilts the deck even further. Using newly available data, we first review the landscape of global talent mobility, which is both asymmetric and rising in importance. We next consider the determinants of global talent flows at the individual and firm levels and sketch some important implications. Third, we review the national gatekeepers for skilled migration and broad differences in approaches used to select migrants for admission. Looking forward, the capacity of people, firms, and countries to successfully navigate this tangled web of global talent will be critical to their success.

Keywords: diaspora, talent, migration

JEL Classification: F15, F22, J15, J31, J44, L14, L26, O31, O32, O33

Suggested Citation

Pekkala Kerr, Sari and Kerr, William R. and Özden, Çaglar and Parsons, Christopher Robert, Global Talent Flows. IZA Discussion Paper No. 10328, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2864828 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2864828

Sari Pekkala Kerr (Contact Author)

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William R. Kerr

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Çaglar Özden

World Bank - Research Department ( email )

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Christopher Robert Parsons

The University of Western Australia - Department of Economics ( email )

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