The Returns to the Brain Drain and Brain Circulation in Sub-Saharan Africa: Some Computations Using Data from Ghana

The Returns to the Brain Drain and Brain Circulation in Sub-Saharan Africa: Some Computations Using Data from Ghana. Nyarko, Y., edited by Edwards, S., Johnson, S., Weil, D. N. (2016) In African Successes: Human Capital, National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), 305-345.

We look at the decision of the government or “central planner” in the allocation of scarce governmental resources for tertiary education, as well as that of the individual. We provide estimates of the net present values, or cost and benefits.

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