Apparently, people from less developed countries with smaller economies like Pakistan, Jamaica, Honduras and Ghana would like to take the leap. Meanwhile, people from bigger economies would choose the less risky and more stable arrangement.
Location also seems to be an important aspect in making this decision.
Additionally, the field of profession also matters. A majority of those in IT and telecommunications are much more willing to go abroad than those in health and social work.
Is http://money.cnn.com/2014/10/05/pf/working-abroad/index.html the study you used? It seems like it is, so I will comment regarding that article.
ReplyDeleteThe results from this study seem unsurprising, especially if it was an online poll, as this is going to have a major response bias (it is likely that in some of the underdeveloped nations, this number would be much higher). Still, it is a good look at the population that DID respond, even if an imperfect mirror of society.
As Calvin said, the results of the study are unsurprising, considering especially the shift toward wanting to move to a more stable climate for a person from a less developed country. However, the percentage (64%) is still huge, and an interesting statistic. It would be fascinating to do a follow-up study with individual nations, and I would be particularly interested to see the differences between responses from more developed vs. less developed countries.
ReplyDeleteOne of the factors that goes in to the mobilization of jobs is the movement of more white collar jobs. Recently. More white collar jobs have being shipped overseas than before. Because of this, more skilled workers are working overseas for less pay. This is just becoming more of a norm in our society today, I believe.
ReplyDeleteThe results in my opinion are not surprising because every country has its own unemployment rate. Some smaller economies such as Pakistan will have more job opportunities in some fields but not much growth. However, fields such as health care, communications and IT have less growth and available opportunities in developing, small economies countries in comparison to fields such as marketing and finance.
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