brain gain

noun

1. an increase in the number of highly trained, foreign-born professionals entering a country to live and work where greater opportunities are offered.

brain gain

noun

1. informal.
   the immigration into a country of scientists, technologists, academics, etc, attracted by better pay, equipment, or conditions

Word History and Origins

Origin of brain gain¹

First recorded in 1965–70; modeled on brain drain

Example Sentences

Pointing to the state’s economic momentum, the governor said: “What it means is we have a chance to be the generations that change everything — that turn our brain drain into a brain gain.”

From Seattle Times

“That we turn our brain drain into a brain gain.”

From Washington Times

“That we turn our brain drain into a brain gain.”

From Seattle Times

“This is the best chance to turn our brain drain into a brain gain, make sure we never lose our talented young people to any other state ever again,” Beshear said in what is emerging as a campaign theme.

From Seattle Times

But what if, through understanding these biochemical processes, we could get all of that brain gain without going through the exercise pain?

From Scientific American