Question

Give two positive effects of brain drain.

Answer 1

1. Better employment opportunities for educated and skilled workers that may not be available in their own country.
2. The migrant’s country will prosper as more money (foreign exchange) will enter the country.
3. Migrants returning home will invest in their own business and thereby boost development and employment in the country.
4. There will be greater technology transfer, greater investments and capital brought back by the diaspora returning home.