The Determinants of The Brain Drain Phenomenon in Educational Migration Activities

Abstract

During this time, the main reason someone migrates is related to the
motivation to get a better job. However, the other reason that can not be ignored is
the expectation to get the opportunity of having a higher level of education. A
phenomenon that occurs following the educational migration is many educational
migrants did not return to their origins after finishing their studies, and would choose
to work in the destinations. This phenomenon is known as brain drain, which refers to
the condition where the educational migrants did not return to their origins after
fisnishing their studies in the destinations. This study covers educational migration
activities between regions in Indonesia, so the term used to describe this condition is
the domestic brain drain.
This study aimed to analyze the determinant of the brain drain phenomenon in
educational migration activities. By using panel data of the Indonesian Family Life
Survey (IFLS) wave 5, which were processed using the Logistic Regression Model
method, the result suggested that about 49.08 percent of educational migrants in
Indonesia chose not to return to their origins after finishing their studies. They
decided to work in the destination or in other areas outside the area of their origins.
Their decisions were significantly affected by the amount of salary/income, marital
status, location of parents' residence, health facilities, sex, age, age square, province
of the origin, and geographical. Partially, marital status, the residence of the parents,
age square, and geographical, have a negative impact to migrant’s decision.
Meanwhile, health facilities, sex, and age have a positive impact to migrant’s
decision.