CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2012
| Author | Costin, Natalia Petru |
|---|---|
| Title | RETHINKING BRAIN DRAIN IN MOLDOVA: MIGRANT YOUTH DEVELOPMENT |
| Summary | Brain drain has become one of the key concerns for the economy of Moldova. This thesis focuses on ways to decrease the mass out-migration of fresh graduate students and to keep the talent at home. In order to understand which policies would influence students’ decisions, a questionnaire was created and offered to students on Facebook. The results from the questionnaire show that students need financial support as an addition to their salary because their start salary would be low. If the government offered financial support, fewer students would choose to leave Moldova after graduation. Additionally, the questionnaire results show that students consider that a career service and resume book would help them in finding a job, which is why it should be implemented in every university in Moldova. Very few students believe that they could find a job related to their area of specialization, which means that university programs do not meet market expectations, and universities should increase cooperation with local companies. Additionally, current debates and seminars currently organized in Moldova to solve brain-drain issues bring good ideas, such as tax breaks for the best graduate students and a monitoring system which could help analyze the out-migration trend of fresh graduates. |
| Supervisor | Ádám Török |
| Department | Economics MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2012/costin_natalia.pdf |
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