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Working Paper #2012-017

Highly skilled temporary return, technological change and Innovation: The Case of the TRQN Project in Afghanistan

Melissa Siegel & Katherine Kuschminder #2012-017 PDF

Using the specific case of the International Organization for
Migration's (IOM) Temporary Return of Qualified Nationals (TRQN)
project, this paper illustrates the effect the short-term return of
highly qualified migrants abroad can have on capacity building in the
origin country through knowledge transfer, innovation and technological
change. The paper specifically examines the needs, expectations and
delivery of knowledge through the TRQN project in Afghanistan.

Keywords
  • migration
  • return migration
  • innovation
  • technological change
  • migration and development
  • Afghanistan
JEL codes
  • Y
  • Z
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Siegel, M., & Kuschminder, K. (2012). Highly skilled temporary return, technological change and Innovation: The Case of the TRQN Project in Afghanistan (UNU-MERIT Working Paper No. 2012-017). UNU-MERIT. https://unu-merit.nl/publications/working-papers/abstract/?id=4671

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