Question

Write a note on Brain drain and backwash effect.
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Answer 1

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Brain drain is a slang term indicating substantial emigration or migration of individuals. A brain drain can result from turmoil within a nation, the existence of favorable professional opportunities in other countries, or from a desire to seek a higher standard of living.

Backwash occurs if the adverse effects dominate and the level of economic activity in the peripheral communities declines. ... This growth in urban (core) areas may lead to a decline in rural (peripheral) population and employment (a backwash effect) if rural-to-urban flows weaken rural economies.

Answer 2

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Brain drain is a problem described as the process in which a country loses its most educated and talented workers to other countries through migration. ... Negative effects include loss of tax revenues by the home country, and a loss of key health and education service professionals.