Brain drain.Brain Drain brain drain n. The loss of skilled intellectual and technical labor through the movement of such labor to more favorable geographic, economic, or professional environments. : A new study suggests that California's economy may begin to suffer "brain drain" if it doesn't start courting, and keeping, more college graduates. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the study, conducted by the Public Policy Institute of California Public Policy Institute of California is an independent, nonpartisan, non-profit research institution. Based in San Francisco, California, United States, the institute was established in 1994 with a $70 million endowment from William Reddington Hewlett. , fewer domestic migrants with college degrees are choosing to relocate re·lo·cate v. re·lo·cat·ed, re·lo·cat·ing, re·lo·cates v.tr. To move to or establish in a new place: relocated the business. v.intr. in California. Forty-nine percent of students returned from 1995 to 2000, as opposed to 48 percent between 2000 and 2005. The number of college graduates leaving the state has also jumped, up from 30 percent between 1995 and 2000 to 38 percent from 2000 to 2005. The study cited expensive housing and a high cost of living as the main reasons. The study also suggests it will get worse, noting that 41 percent of all jobs will require at least a college degree by 2025. |
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