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Even if fossil-fuel-powered electricity prices remain constant, Copenhagen’s wind turbines become a net
drain.
The US cannot afford a continuing massive
drain
of demand through an external deficit, while complaints about loss of competitiveness will intensify in the EU.
Such a path would
drain
the political establishment of legitimacy and prevent a real recovery in Europe.
Many in Europe argue that this approach not only discriminates against the weakest groups of immigrants, but also leads to a brain
drain
from countries that need highly skilled workers.
A business-as-usual approach would risk exposing Africa not only to economic underperformance and a brain drain, but also to criminality, political and social unrest, and even armed conflict.
Malaria not only inhibits foreign investment, but also contributes to the "brain
drain"
of local talent by inhibiting people from returning home after prolonged stays abroad.
Among his initiatives was a campaign to redirect public spending to fight cholera, and a payroll audit to identify “ghost workers” – non-existent government employees who
drain
some $2 million from the budget every month.
Claims that migrants are a
drain
on national budgets are similarly inaccurate.
The renowned American economist Mancur Olson argued that stagnation in developed economies results from cartels and lobbies becoming more numerous and powerful over time, until they eventually
drain
a country’s economic dynamism.
Direct delivery of medical help is one of the best options, but it still can be a huge
drain
on already-scarce local resources – hospitals, doctors, and nurses.
For the countries they leave, migrants often represent a brain
drain.
A Ugandan think tank, the Institute of Public Policy Research, has called the plan a “state-sanctioned brain drain.”
With so many qualified doctors emigrating to the United Kingdom and the US, the rest of the world, including developed countries, is also experiencing a tremendous medical brain
drain.
The trouble is that the so-called brain
drain
in Uganda and elsewhere is not the cause of this dearth of health-care workers.
This idea has also given rise to a very strong presumption that if an economy as a whole is under-saving and under-investing, the government ought to help to correct this problem by running surpluses, not make it worse by running deficits that
drain
the pool of private savings available to fund investment.
Instead, the MENA region has some of the world’s highest rates of youth unemployment, leading to the world’s largest brain drain, as educated young people seek opportunities abroad.
Only by carefully weighing costs and benefits can we avoid flushing good money down the
drain.
Critics will warn of a brain drain, but do we really think that a 1% tax would convince, say, the venture capitalist Peter Thiel to pack up and move to New Zealand?
If such people cannot be appeased, or if they panic for no particular reason, then everything goes down the
drain.
For Russia, the result will be a further brain
drain
and ever greater degradation.
At a time of high long-term unemployment and heavy public-debt burdens, they declared that the refugees would take jobs from Europeans or, worse,
drain
European taxpayer-funded social benefits.
But evidence from outside the region demonstrates that when integrated properly, refugees are more of a benefit than a
drain
on host countries’ labor markets.
Because of these destructive incentives, Eastern Germany, Sinn argues, will remain a region of chronic unemployment, much like Italy's Mezzogiorno, which has been a
drain
on Italian finances for decades.
If nothing else, this can cause local populations to view refugees as a financial burden and a
drain
on national resources.
Meanwhile, source countries fear a “brain drain” as their most productive citizens seek better opportunities elsewhere.
Moreover, evidence demonstrates that migrants rarely displace native workers, and that any “brain drain” is often offset by gains from outward migration, including remittances.
In this case, the bond would be released to the worker, creating an incentive for return migration and cultivating “brain circulation” instead of brain
drain.
Finally, Russia has a staggering demographic problem, characterized by a shrinking population, life expectancy far below the advanced-country average, and a growing brain
drain.
Today, Western universities are replete with distinguished Arab scholars in almost every field – the result of a brain
drain
that itself reflects the Islamic world’s centuries of decline.
This provoked a brain
drain
as experienced FEMA personnel moved into the private sectorPrivatization also left poorer states and poorer communities especially vulnerable.
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