UNU-MERIT Working Papers Series
Highly skilled temporary return, technological change and Innovation: The Case of the TRQN Project in Afghanistan
Melissa Siegel & Katherine Kuschminder #2012-017Using 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.
Key words: migration, return migration, innovation, technological
change, migration and development, Afghanistan
JEL codes: Y, Z
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