Showing posts with label migration policy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label migration policy. Show all posts
Friday, February 03, 2012

Quote of the Day: Importance of Human Capital

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How important is this human capital? According to recent estimates, the stock of human capital is over $750 trillion. According to a rese...
Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Japan to Ease Requirements for Foreign Workers

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I’ve been saying that the current unsustainable demographical trends in Japan will require the liberalization of migration policies which wo...
Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Restricting Social Mobility Equals Poverty

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Economist Bill Easterly commenting on the incidences of ghost towns in the US makes a point where restriction of social mobility leads to im...
Saturday, August 07, 2010

The Brain Drain Nonsense

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In reading media, it’s just amazing how incurably specious their treatment of social issues are. Take for example the recent issue on supp...
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Tuesday, August 03, 2010

Demographic Nightmares 2

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George Magnus writes , ``capitalism rewards scarcity, and as labour supply fades relative to the availability of capital, returns will shi...
Friday, September 04, 2009

Brain Drain Is Freedom And Choice

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There is this popular impression that brain drain (migration outflows) signifies as a social cost. A UN study by Michael A Clemens refutes t...
Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Filipinos Killed In Afghan Chopper Crash Manifestation Of Failed Migration Policies

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The recent deaths of 10 Filipinos in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan is a conspicuous example of the failed policy of migration controls. ...