Brain Drain from Turkey: Return Intentions of Skilled Migrants

The study estimates an empirical model of return intentions using a dataset compiled from an internet survey of Turkish professionals residing abroad. In the migration literature, wage differentials are often cited as an important factor explaining skilled migration. The findings of our study suggest, however, that non-pecuniary factors, such as the importance of family and social considerations, are also influential in the return or non-return decision of the highly educated. In addition, economic instability in Turkey, prior intentions to stay abroad and work experience in Turkey also increase non-return. Female respondents also appear less likely to return indicating a more selective migration process for females.Skilled migration, Brain drain, Return intentions, Turkey

The Determinants of Return Intentions of Turkish Students and Professionals Residing Abroad: An Empirical Investigation

The study estimates an empirical model of return intentions using a dataset compiled from an internet survey of Turkish professionals and Turkish students residing abroad. In the migration literature, wage differentials are often cited as an important factor explaining skilled migration. The findings of the study suggest, however, that other factors are also important in explaining the non-return of Turkish professionals. Economic instability in Turkey is found to be an important push factor, while work experience in Turkey also increases non-return. In the student sample, higher salaries offered in the host country and lifestyle preferences, including a more organized environment in the host country, increase the probability of not-returning. For both groups, the analysis also points to the importance of prior intentions and the role of the family in the decision to return to Turkey or stay overseas.Skilled migration, brain drain, return intentions, higher education, Turkey

Brain Drain from Turkey: The Case of Professionals Abroad

The paper presents research findings on the return intentions of Turkish professionals residing abroad. The study uses a descriptive framework to establish the validity of several proposed models of non-return. The results are based on an internet survey of Turkish professionals abroad. Correspondence analysis is used to examine the relationship between return intentions and various factors that may affect this intention. The results emphasize the importance of student non-return versus traditional brain and appear to complement the various theories of student non-return. The respondents appear to come from relatively well-to-do families with highly educated parents. Many have earned their degrees from universities that have foreign language instruction. The recent economic crises in Turkey have negatively affected return intentions. We verify that return intentions are indeed linked closely with initial return plans, and that this relationship weakens with stay duration. Specialized study and work experience in the host country also all appear to contribute to explaining the incidence of non-return. Return intentions are weaker for those working in an academic environment. These results lead to important policy implications, some of which include the training of individuals for academic positions at domestic institutions, supporting study abroad for shorter periods and improving academic facilities in Turkey’s newly established universities. The government may support public and private R&D centers to increase the employability of returnees, but also to improve the quality of the higher education system in order to both reduce the need for education abroad and to increase the attractiveness of universities as prospective employment places for those acquiring education and experience abroad.skilled migration, brain drain, return migration, return intentions, higher education, Turkey

Return Intentions of University-educated Turkish Expatriates

The aim of this article is to provide new evidence on the characteristics of Turkish professionals residing overseas and the factors that are important in their decision to return home or work abroad. With this aim, we present the results of a survey conducted in 2002, which deals with the return intentions of university-educated Turkish professionals residing abroad. The article thus presents information that will be useful to policymakers in Turkey and other developing countries with similar experiences. The findings indicate that many of the university-educated expatriates are those who stayed abroad to work after completing their studies, rather than professionals with work experience in Turkey.Skilled migration, brain drain, return intentions, higher education, Turkey

Brain Drain from Turkey: Return Intentions of Skilled Migrants

The study estimates an empirical model of return intentions using a dataset compiled from an internet survey of Turkish professionals residing abroad. In the migration literature, wage differentials are often cited as an important factor explaining skilled migration. The findings of our study suggest, however, that non-pecuniary factors, such as the importance of family and social considerations, are also influential in the return or non-return decision of the highly educated. In addition, economic instability in Turkey, prior intentions to stay abroad, and work experience in Turkey also increase non-return. Female respondents also appear less likely to return indicating a more selective migration process for females

Türkiye'den Yurt Disina Beyin Göçü: Ampirik Bir Uygulama

Gelismekte olan ülkelerden gelismis ülkelere gerçeklesen nitelikli isgücü göçü gelismekte olan ülkeler açisindan yüksek maliyetli bir hibe olarak nitelendirilebilir. Türkiye’den yurt disina nitelikli isgücü göçü özellikle son dönemlerde pespese yasanan ekonomik krizlerden sonra daha da önem kazanmaktadir, çünkü ekonomik krizlerin ardindan egitimli gençlerde issizlik önemli bir ölçüde artmistir. Bu çalisma, 2002 senesinin ilk yarisinda gerçeklestirilen bir anket uygulamasinin sonuçlarina dayanmaktadir. Anketin hedef kitlesi yurt disinda ögrenimlerini sürdüren lisans, yüksek lisans ve doktora ögrencileri ile üniversite egitimli isgücü olarak belirlenmistir. Anketlerden elde edilen verilerle, çalisan profesyonellerin ve ögrencilerin Türkiye’ye geri dönme olasiliklari ve nedenleri, sirali probit modeli ile kurgulandi ve kestirimler yapildi. Literatürde, yüksek nitelikli isgücünün yurt disina göç etmesinde ekonomik nedenlerin önemi vurgulanmaktadir. Yurt disinda kazanilan yüksek maaslar, beyin göçünün en önemli nedenlerinden biri olarak görülmektedir. Çalismamizda beklenenin aksine yurt disinda çalisanlarin Türkiye’ye geri dönmeme kararinda yurt disindaki yüksek gelirler istatistiksel olarak anlamli bulunmamistir. Ögrenci grubunda ise gelir farklari beklenildigi gibi önemli bulunmustur. Ögrencilerin yurt disinda kalma kararindaki en önemli çekici faktör yurt disindaki sistemli ve düzemli yasam tarzi olmustur. Yurt disinda çalisanlarin Türkiye’ye geri dönmeme kararindaki en önemli itici nedenlerden biri ise Türkiye’deki ekonomik ve siyasî istikrarsizlik olmustur. Analizde, her iki grup için Türkiye’ye geri dönme veya yurt disinda kalma kararinda gitmeden önceki dönme niyetleri ve ailenin rolü önemli çikmistir.Turkey, brain drain

Narcissism and Political Left-Right Orientation in View of Basic Human Values: A Sample of Faculty of Management Students From Turkey

Received 11 February 2022. Accepted 10 December 2022. Published online 30 December 2022.A growing number of studies investigate the relationship between narcissism and political orientation. This study uses an undergraduate sample from Turkey to explore this relation for a relatively understudied population. Given findings that link basic human values to narcissism and to political orientation, we also investigate the possibility of a mediating role for human values in this relation. Leftwing orientation is weakly and negatively correlated with narcissism and with narcissism’s self-sufficiency dimension. In multinomial logistic regression, we find that the odds of placing oneself in the extreme right position verses moderate left position increases as narcissism increases. The effect of narcissism on political orientation appears fragile, however, when this relation is controlled for self-esteem, sex, and human values. Among Schwartz’s basic human values, tradition turns out to be a stronger predictor of political orientation than narcissism and mediation is supported only for the values tradition and universalism. We find a positive indirect effect of narcissism on leftwing orientation through the value tradition and a negative indirect effect on leftwing orientation through the value universalism

Türkiye'den yurt dışına beyin göçü : yurt dışında okuyan öğrencilerin ve yüksek işgücünün dönme niyetleri üzerine ampirik bir çalışma

This study deals with skilled migration from a developing country perspective. The migration of skilled individuals from developing countries to developed countries is often viewed as a costly subsidy from the poor nations to the rich, and a threat to their economic development. The first part of the study brings up to date both the theoretical and the policy debate on the impact of skilled migration on the sending economies. The second purpose of the study is to take a closer look at the motivations for skilled emigration from Turkey. The emigration of skilled individuals from Turkey has attracted greater attention in recent years, particularly after the experience of back to back economic crises that have led to increased unemployment among the highly educated young. A survey study was undertaken during the first half of 2002 in order to collect information on various characteristics of Turkish professionals and Turkish students residing abroad. Over 2000 responses were received from the targeted populations. The information from this survey was then used to determine the empirical importance of various factors on return intentions by estimating ordered probit models for the two samples. In the migration literature, wage differentials are often cited as an important factor explaining skilled migration. The findings of the study suggest, however, that other factors are also important in explaining the non-return of Turkish professionals. Economic instability in Turkey is found to be an important push factor, while work experience in Turkey also increases non-return. In the student sample, higher salaries offered in the host country and lifestyle preferences, including a more organized and ordered environment in their current country of study increase the probability of not returning. For both groups, the analysis also points to the importance of prior intentions and the role of the family in the decision to return to Turkey or stay overseas.Ph.D. - Doctoral Progra