Author(s)

Year

Country

Objective

Methodology

Meyer

2001

Colombia & South Africa

Explore the conceptual changes in relation to the development of diaspora networks as a method to promote innovation and development

Comparative study, Literature review, Surveys,

Questionnaires

Saxenian, Motoyama & Quan

2002

China & India

Contributes to the understanding of entrepreneurship, globalization and their interrelations; And to explore the scope and organization of the local and transnational networks constructed by the region’s immigrant engineers and scientists in India and China         

Comparative study, Literature reviews, 2.273 surveys, 12% US born, 88 % foreign

Saxenian

2006

China & India

Explore how Chinese and Indian-born engineers are accelerating the   development of the information   technology industries in their home countries         

Structural analysis, Interviews, Structural analysis through data bases

kuznetsow, Nemirovsky & Yogel

2006

Argentina

Know how the scientific and technological diaspora could be used to develop a Knowledge-based economy in Argentina

83 interviews by telephone or questionnaires

Yun-Chung

2008

China & Taiwan

Show the limits of brain circulation thesis in Asia

Comparative study,

Literature review, Structure analysis

Cruz-Barajas

2014

Mexico

Highlight HE importance as a source of scientific and technological development and how Mexican context influences talent expulsion

Surveys, Knowledge evaluation through knowledge economy index

Agulhon

2015

Mexico

Identify how to study in Frances had influences on mobilizing academic knowledge for teachers and future teachers in Mexico         

Literature review,

10 interviews

Badillo & Didou- Aupetit

2015

France & Mexico

Analyze scientific collaboration   between French and Mexican   researchers, focused on social sciences         

Literature review

Cruz-Barajas

2015

Mexico

Show the importance of skilled human capital in the west central Mexico   region; Demonstrating the importance of designing a brain circulation strategy that involves education, science and technology         
Mixed methods: a)   quantitative, statistical   analysis, databases and   reports b) comparative   analysis of public policies on three levels; regional,   national and international (Chile, India & Mexico) and c) Qualitative analysis through 200 questionnaires and 20 interviews         

Hernández & Córdoba

2015

Argentina

Obtain an analytical framework of the relations between the Argentine   biotechnology sector (public and   private) and Argentina diaspora         

Literature review, Data bases analysis, 9 ethnographic cases (private and public institutions and enterprises)