The Lebanese Brain Drain: A never-ending cycle of immigration and separation

Opinion analysis by Maria Wehbe, Featured Writer

So many Lebanese citizens are fleeing the country in the hope of finding a better life abroad: as of September of 2020, about 380 000 Lebanese are said to be considering leaving their home country as a result of the current economic and political meltdown. With that being said, what are the effects of Brain Drain on the country in question? Well, here are a few: loss of tax revenue, a shortage of important and skilled workers, loss of potential future entrepreneurs, loss of innovative ideas along with many other disastrous repercussions. In the long run, it reduces human capital, economic growth, demographic shifts and increases the cost of public goods.