ABSTRACT. The paper generates insights about the negative consequences of the brain drain for those left behind, the rationale behind brain drain migration, the consequences of brain drain, and the channels through which brain drain migration affects the economic performance and growth prospects of sending countries. This paper aims to analyze and discuss the effect of the brain drain on poverty, the potential harmful effects of the brain drain, the effects of the brain drain on source countries, and the development impact of high-skilled migration. pp. 94–99

Keywords: brain, drain, migration, economic, development, high-skilled