Attracting and Retaining International Students as Skilled Migrants

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ID20031073
AuthorsLesleyanne Hawthorne (The University of Melbourne, corresponding author)
Year2018
Publication date2018-02-15
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueHigh-Skilled Migration (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherOxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1093/oso/9780198815273.003.0010
OpenAlexW2791395369
ISBN9780198815273
LanguageEN
Citations received9
References cited5

OECD countries compete to attract and retain international students as skilled migrants. By definition former international students are of prime workforce age, face no regulatory barriers, and have self-funded to meet domestic employer demand. Within the global ‘race for talent’ they have emerged as a priority human capital resource. This chapter examines the study-migration pathways that have evolved in the past decade within skilled migration policy frameworks. Three case studies are provided, assessing select challenges in the context of national debate. The first examines the UK’s attempt to reduce net migration flows and the impact of this on student migration. The second explores the retention of international doctoral students in the US amid concerns for labour market substitution rather than complementarity. The third defines the extent to which Australian employers value former international students compared to domestic graduates, including the impact of demand and demographic variables on early employment outcomes

Complementarity (molecular biology) · Context (archaeology) · Demographic economics · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Human capital · Immigration · Labour economics · Political science · Workforce · Global Health Workforce Issues · Migration and Labor Dynamics

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