The Problems of “Brain Drain” in Russia and Member States of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU)

V.A Iontsev,N.S Zimova,A.A Subbotin

doi:10.22363/2313-2329-2017-25-4-510-517

Abstract

Among many problems that determine current international migration of population, those that are associated with the phenomenon of “brain drain” are of particular importance and topicality. The authors express a fundamental disagreement with those who try to present this phenomenon as a “mutually beneficial process for all countries”, as well as with those Russian authors who identify “brain drain” with “internal transition of people from scientific sphere to real production, business and social sphere” indicating this transition as “internal brain drain”. Particular attention is paid to two modern features, namely: “brain drain” under conditions of demographic crisis and “brain drain” between member states of the EAEU.

Highlights

This year the world community is celebrating some sort of a jubilee — 55 years since international scientific and political debate on non-return migration of highly-skilled specialists started
Particular attention is paid to two modern features, namely: “brain drain” under conditions of demographic crisis and “brain drain” between member states of the EAEU
The second feature to be paid attention to is connected with the fact that since 2010 Russian migration policy has incorporated a separate direction related to attracting highlyskilled specialists to Russia

Summary

Introduction

This year the world community is celebrating some sort of a jubilee — 55 years since international scientific and political debate on non-return migration of highly-skilled specialists started. It does concern Russia, and a lot of other countries positioned far behind developed nations, which is to a large extent defined by the outflow of highly qualified specialists.

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