Migration and Brain Drain

Migration is the general term used to describe the movement of people from one place to another.

International migration is the movement of people from one country to another.

Urbanization is the movement of people from a rural area to an urban area.

Ruralization is the movement of people from an urban area to a rural area.

Internal migration is the movement of people from one region of a country to another.

Permanent migration is the movement of people from a country to another country with the intention of settling permanently.

Temporary migration is the movement of people from a country to another country with the intention of staying for a short period of time.

Labor migration is the movement of people from a country to another country for the purpose of work.

Educational migration is the movement of people from a country to another country for the purpose of education.

Asylum migration is the movement of people from a country to another country for the purpose of seeking asylum.

Family reunification migration is the movement of people from a country to another country for the purpose of joining family members.

Refugee migration is the movement of people from a country to another country for the purpose of escaping persecution.

Environmental migration is the movement of people from a country to another country for the purpose of environmental reasons.

Economic migration is the movement of people from a country to another country for the purpose of economic reasons.

Political migration is the movement of people from a country to another country for the purpose of political reasons.