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Title

The global competition for talent : mobility of the highly skilled / Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

Publication

Paris : OECD, c2008.

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Additional Authors

• Basri, Ester.
• Box, Sarah.
• Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

Description

165 p. : col. ill.; 23 cm.

Summary

This publication discusses the dimensions, significance, and policy implications of international flows of human resources in science and technology. The international mobility of highly skilled workers is increasing in scale and complexity as more economies participate in R&D and innovation activity. Mobile talent diffuses knowledge both directly and indirectly across borders. This can boost global innovation performance, with benefits accruing to both sending and receiving countries. It is clear that mobility is leading to an increasing level of labour-market internationalisation and integration, and competition for talent is now influencing innovation policy initiatives across the globe. Most countries offer a range of policies focused on assisting and encouraging mobility, although few have a specific and coherent mobility strategy. Many nations aim to attract the same pool of highly skilled talent; thus, relying on international flows to fill existing or future gaps in supply may entail risks. Addressing shortcomings in national policies that may limit domestic supply of skilled workers, and ensuring that the wider environment for innovation and scientific endeavour is sound, are key policy challenges for countries.

Subject

• OECD
• Labor mobility
• Skilled labor

Note

• "The publication was prepared under the direction of Ester Basri. The authors were Sarah Box and Ester Basri ..."--Foreword.
• Also available in French under the title: Attirer les talents : les travailleurs hautement qualifiés au coeur de la concurrence internationale.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Executive Summary -- Introduction -- Knowledge Diffusion and Impacts of International Mobility -- Mobility and Its Impact: Data and Evidence -- Current Policy Approaches -- Looking Ahead: Mobility Policy.

ISBN

• 9789264047747
• 9264047743

LCCN

^^2008390455

OCLC

261125791

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library