Digital Traces of Brain Drain: Developers during the Russian Invasion of Ukraine
Journal: Repository of the Academy's Library (Library of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences)
Year: 2022

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has caused large scale destruction, significant loss of life, and the displacement of millions of people. Besides those fleeing direct conflict in Ukraine, many individuals in Russia are also thought to have moved to third countries. In particular the exodus of skilled human capital, sometimes called brain drain, out of Russia may have a significant effect on the course of the war and the Russian economy in the long run. Yet quantifying brain drain, especially dur