title: International trade in services: a growing trend among highly skilled migrants with special reference to Asia.
abstract: "An essential component of trade in services is cross-border movements of service providers.... On the one hand, there are international movements of skilled transients who emigrate for individual reasons in a long term perspective. On the other hand, there are skilled temporary migrants who perform services abroad without the intention or right to settle or seek employment in the host country. This study aims to clarify these differences using the example provided by the Asian Pacific region. Moreover, this study shows that the dynamics of skilled international migration is largely determined by the circulatory movement of skills of international service providers and has emerged as an essential component of economic development strategy of the countries in the region."
mesh_terms: D001208:Asia; D003132:Commerce; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D004651:Employment; D010139:Pacific Islands; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012923:Social Class; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014171:Transients and Migrants
keywords: Asia; Commerce; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Economic Development; Economic Factors; Employment Status; International Migration; Labor Migration; Macroeconomic Factors; Migration; Occupational Status; Oceania; Population; Population Dynamics; Socioeconomic Factors; Socioeconomic Status; Temporary Migration