BACKGROUND While 79% of Nigerian mothers who deliver in facilities receive postnatal care within 48 h of delivery, this is only true for 16% of mothers who deliver outside facilities. Most maternal deaths can be prevented with access to timely and competent health care. Thus, the World Health Organization, International Confederation of Midwives, and International Federation of Gynecology and O...

Head-content or Headcount? Short-term Skilled Labour Movements as a Source of Growth This paper contributes a theoretical model to study the effects of short-term movements of skilled labour on a country’s economic growth. As traditional migration models emphasise the long-term effects of migration on factor endowments, they typically omit the analysis of gross labour flows. Gross flows however...

China’s college admission rose from one million in 1998 to seven million in 2009, and associated with the expansion is the declining college premium for young workers. However, the college premium for senior workers increased in the same period. We show that the rising demand for skilled workers is the driving force. To explain this, we build a general equilibrium theory that considers two dime...

This paper provides an overview of research issues related to the effects of the growing migration of highly skilled workers on the world economy and economic policy, with special reference to the international mobility of scientists and engineers. It points out U.S. data sets (collected by the National Science Foundation's Division of Science Resources Statistics, other Government agencies, an...

Background Although skilled birth care contributes significantly to the prevention of maternal and newborn morbidity and mortality, utilization of such care is poor in mid- and far-western Nepal. This study explored the perceptions of service users and providers regarding barriers to skilled birth care. Design We conducted 24 focus group discussions, 12 each with service users and service provi...

Employment Effects of Low-Skilled Immigrants in Korea This study examines the impact of inflows of foreign workers on Korean natives’ economic performance – namely, employment – through the Employment Permit System, the basis of Korea’s system by which to introduce low-skilled immigrants. Using National Employment Insurance data, analyses reveal that the adjustment cost related to the introduct...

Access to well trained and motivated health workers is the major rural health issue. Without local access, it is unlikely that people in rural and remote communities will be able to achieve the Millennium Development Goals. Studies in many countries have shown that the three factors most strongly associated with entering rural practice are: (i) a rural background; (ii) positive clinical and edu...