ABSTRACT

Here we chart new trends in the globalization of human capital, and the implications of these trends for our current understanding of skilled international labour migration. Existing approaches to skilled migration have developed around the drivers and consequences of global talent mobility to and between traditional destinations in Europe and North America. However, in the emerging economies of South and Southeast Asia and the Arabian Peninsula, we find unique state regulatory frameworks, local labour market dynamics, and economic development trajectories that require new analytical approaches. Therefore, we review and re-examine existing approaches in light of the emergence of new players in the global competition for talent. We identify three strategies and examine cases from each: (1) global hubs for talent (Dubai and Singapore), (2) engaging with the diaspora (India and Malaysia), and (3) building local human capital (Saudi Arabia). Finally, we present an agenda to move the field forward.

摘要

在这里，我们描绘了人力资本全球化的新趋势，以及这些趋势对我们目前对熟练国际劳动力迁移的理解的影响。现有的技术移民方法是围绕全球人才在欧洲和北美传统目的地之间流动的驱动因素和后果而发展起来的。然而，在南亚和东南亚以及阿拉伯半岛的新兴经济体中，我们发现独特的国家监管框架、当地劳动力市场动态和经济发展轨迹需要新的分析方法。因此，我们根据全球人才竞争中新参与者的出现，审查和重新审视现有方法。我们确定了三种策略并分析了每种策略的案例：(1) 全球人才中心（迪拜和新加坡），(2) 与侨民（印度和马来西亚）接触，以及 (3) 建设当地人力资本（沙特阿拉伯）。最后，我们提出了推动该领域发展的议程。