brain drain

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MPs from the governing coalition stress any "brain drain" is not a new problem for the country, and say its recent deeper woes are a hangover from the Covid-19 pandemic.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

The brain drain has been catastrophic at the department, which is engulfed in personnel chaos.

From Salon • Feb. 6, 2026

Experts also point to a low level of innovation and research spending, among the lowest in the EU, and relatively low pay for scientists, contributing to a "brain drain".

From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026

Like much of Europe, it has a rapidly ageing population, compounded by long-running brain drain as many working-age citizens have left to seek opportunities abroad.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

No: they continued to test at about the same levels as before the supposed brain drain.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt