Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Yönetim ve Ekonomi Araştırmaları Dergisi, cilt.21, sa.2, ss.22-38, 2023 (Hakemli Dergi)
The notion of brain drain is indicated by the transfer of human capital, particularly highly educated talents, from developing countries to developed ones since high-skilled workforce often prefers to emigrate to countries with significant economic and industrial growth when deciding to leave their home countries. On the other side of the coin, welfare countries frequently offer “selected temporary skilled migration programs” to attract a skilled workforce. In this sense, the United States may be considered an exemplary country in attracting qualified human capital. The migration of skilled professionals from Turkey to the United States has been persisting since the 1960s. The present study attempted to propose a model for possible reasons for the brain drain from Turkey to the United States on the data of Turkish H-1B Visa holders between 1996 and 2019. The findings suggest a causal (Granger) relationship between brain drain and income, education, and life expectancy indices. Overall, it can confidently be asserted that the brain drain from Turkey to the United States is primarily instigated by economic, educational, and life expectancy factors.