Economic Cost of Human Capital Loss from Fiji

Implications for Sustainable Development

Datos Bibliográficos

ID11382899
AutoresMahendra Reddy (0009-0007-8102-3974, University of the South Pacific, autor de correspondencia), Manoranjan Mohanty (0000-0001-5616-7246, University of the South Pacific), Vijay Naidu (University of the South Pacific)
Año2004
Volumen38
Número4
Páginas1447-1461
Fecha de publicación2004-12-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaInternational Migration Review (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0197-9183 • E-ISSN: 1747-7379
EditorialSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1111/j.1747-7379.2004.tb00243.x
OpenAlexW2054761498
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas7
Referencias citadas7

Small island nations in the South Pacific are facing a serious problem of loss of human capital. The loss of skilled and qualified personnel from the small pool is causing a major setback in terms of providing the technical expertise to forge ahead with reform programs that these economies are undertaking. Fiji's policymakers are increasingly confronting this issue, because the nation has experienced a massive outflow of skilled labor following the political instability in 1987. While there is an outflow of skilled labor, the country is also losing a large amount of financial capital. The extent of the outflow has yet to be measured due to lack of a methodology. This study advances a methodology to measure the loss to the economy arising out of human capital loss in a small island economy

Capital (architecture · Capital formation · Capital outflow · Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Financial capital · Geography · Human capital · Political science · Setback · Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth · Island Studies and Pacific Affairs · Migration and Labor Dynamics