brain-gain
Skilled worker immigration
Brain-gain is the influx of educated or skilled workers into a country or region, the opposite of brain drain.
The term appears in discussions of immigration policy and economic development: The tech industry's growth created a brain-gain for the city.
Sometimes hyphenated, sometimes not.
economic
Progress toward maturity
- innovationCreating something original
- growthIncrease in size
- competitivenessDrive to outperform others
- productivityOutput relative to input
investment · startups · entrepreneurship · prosperity · modernization
policy
Rewards prompting action
- scholarshipsFunds awarded for study
- retentionContinued holding or possession
- subsidiesFinancial aid from government
- fast-trackAccelerate a process
migration
Those who came back
- repatriationFormal return to homeland
- recruitmentSeeking new personnel
- homecomingReturning to one's origin
- remigrationReturn migration homeward
development
Progress toward maturity
- innovationCreating something original
- growthIncrease in size
- competitivenessDrive to outperform others
productivity · investment · startups · entrepreneurship · prosperity · modernization
incentives
Rewards prompting action
- scholarshipsFunds awarded for study
- retentionContinued holding or possession
- subsidiesFinancial aid from government
returnees
Those who came back
- repatriationFormal return to homeland
- recruitmentSeeking new personnel
- homecomingReturning to one's origin