Economics B A-Level
Brain drain
What Brain drain means in Economics B A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Brain drain
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A reduction in productive capacity suffered by a source country or region when emigration occurs.
Topics that use Brain drain
- Minimum wage legislation (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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