Brain Drain and Higher Education Capacity: A Case Study of Nevada and the Western Undergraduate Exchange

Authors

Marie A. Falcone, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow

Document Type

Capstone Project

Publication Date

Spring 5-18-2021

Publication Title

Brookings Public Policy Minor Culminating Project

First page number:

1

Last page number:

28

Abstract

Policy initiatives such as the Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE), a regional tuition saving agreement among colleges and universities operating in the western states, have the ability to increase mobility and promote human capital attainment. This brief will be focusing exclusively on how Nevada’s higher education system and related programs, specifically the WUE, can be improved to further attract and attain a higher-skilled workforce. This paper will cover a literature review of brain drain and its effects, investigate Nevada’s relationship with human capital and the WUE, as well as offer policy recommendations to improve attainment.

Keywords

Higher Education; Education; Nevada; WUE; Western Undergraduate Exchange; UNLV; UNR; Brain Drain; Economics; Public Policy; California

Disciplines

Higher Education | Public Affairs | Public Policy | Social Policy | Urban Studies

Language

English

Repository Citation

Falcone, M. A. (2021). Brain Drain and Higher Education Capacity: A Case Study of Nevada and the Western Undergraduate Exchange. Brookings Public Policy Minor Culminating Project 1-28.
Available at: https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/brookings_capstone_studentpapers/11