From Brain Drain to Brain Circulation: Rethinking Migration as an Economic Strategy in the Western Balkans
How the region can transform migration from a challenge into a driver of innovation. Written by Una Zavisa, MSc Economic Policy for International Development Introduction Every year, tens of thousands of young professionals leave Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Albania in search of better prospects. Doctors, engineers, and IT specialists form part of what locals call the “silent exodus.” More than a third of young adults from the Western Balkans now live abroad, often in the EU. It’s a...