In Aotearoa New Zealand there's a constant media drumbeat about the brain drain, the feeling that young kiwis are moving overseas for more opportunity. But if you look at the stats, the economic impact of emigration negligible.
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Human flight and brain drain by country, around the world | TheGlobalEconomy.com
The average for 2024 based on 175 countries was 4.98 index points. The highest value was in Samoa: 10 index points and the lowest value was in Au...

