Unit 10: Vocabulary: Brain Drain & Human Capital

When skilled people leave their own country.

The value of a person's skills and education.

To leave your country to live elsewhere.

To come into a country to live permanently.

A person with special training or degrees.

A natural ability to be good at something.

A chance to get a better job or life.

The money a person earns from their job.

The state of not having a job.

The quality of life (money, housing, safety).

A long-term profession or occupation.

Scientific study to discover new things.

When there are not enough skilled workers.

The system of money and products in a country.

Money sent by workers to family back home.

When skilled people return to their country.

Something that encourages a person to stay (e.g., bonus).

The process of becoming more advanced.

To ask someone for advice or information.

The best people in a group.

A new place that offers better opportunities.

To lose the most skilled workers.