Question

What do you mean by brain drain? What is the push and pull factors involved in brain drain?

Answer 1

Instructions:

• Define brain drain with examples. (1.5 marks)
• Mention the push and pull factors of brain drain. (1.5 marks)

Solution:
Brain drain is the departure of highly qualified people for other countries, where they have better opportunities and better pay.
Example: Akash, an IIT graduate is moving to UK for his fellowship and got settled there. Here, what is happening is the phenomenon of Brain drain.
Push factors which push people to move to foreign countries include:

• Absence of research facilities in the home country.
• Economic underdevelopment of the country.
• Employment discrimination existing in the home country.
• Poor working conditions in the home countries.

Pull factors which attracts people to move to foreign countries include:

• Higher paying jobs in the foreign country.
• Better quality of life in the country people are moving.
• Good research facilities in the host country attracts the people to settle there.