... among skilled workers. Design/methodology/approach Both conceptual discussion and analytical approach are used. Findings The authors' econometric model identified an inverted U‐shaped relationship between skilled migration rates, wage differentials and income convergence with destination...

... Skilled workers Social groups Brain drain Iran (emigration) United States (immigration) This paper's focus is on emigration of the educated and skilled individuals to the USA from one Southwest Asian nation, namely, Iran which has witnessed fundamental social changes since the early 1970s...

... in the final, policy‐oriented section. Originality/value Provides insights on why, in a world of intensifying competition for scarce knowledge workers, countries can ill afford negative net migration of highly‐skilled workers. First, the processes of generating and diffusing new scientific...