Doctoral Thesis / Dissertation from the year 2009 in the subject Computer Science - Applied, grade: 3.89, Atlantic International University (Faculty of Economics), course: Economic Development, language: English, abstract: Executive Summary This assessment outlines the challenges of retaining and attracting high-skilled professionals, briefly assesses both the -brain gain- and the -brain drain- in the health sector, and examines some of the existing programs that encourage return. It provides an overview of the role of the Diaspora in fostering the transfer of knowledge, technology, capital,...