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Research Article

Diaspora as a source of human capital: the effects of the relationship between scientific Turkish diaspora and the homeland on reverse brain drain

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Pages 717-736 | Received 24 Mar 2020, Accepted 24 Aug 2020, Published online: 29 Sep 2020

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