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> capital, talent and trust are flowing out of that country Is there non-anecdotal evidence of this that you can share with us? My understanding is that peopl

by Permit 11mo ago

> capital, talent and trust are flowing out of that country Is there non-anecdotal evidence of this that you can share with us? My understanding is that people make this claim but I haven't seen evidence of it beyond one-off articles about individual professors leaving the country.

szundi 11mo ago
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lispisok 11mo ago
There is none. Despite the less stable environment if you are Talent by far the best place to be is the US. If you are an ambitious entrepreneur by far the best place to be is the US.
- withinboredom 11mo ago
  After I moved out of the US, I got emails all the time about moving to the EU; until I deleted my blog post about it. The expat facebook groups have exploded if you’re looking for 'evidence'.
  - DaSHacka 11mo ago
    you mean, from 100's of users to 1000's?
    - withinboredom 11mo ago
      You have to consider it a sample and while not fully representative, you can come to some conclusions. There are some 9 million US citizens living outside the US. Further, you can look at past migration patterns due to political changes. Like when the Taliban took over Afghanistan, the people with the means and the smarts leave first, then the rich — unless they have a path to power in the new regime. Eventually you are left with a poor country. https://www.ftadviser.com/international-advice/2025/8/1/number-of-us-expats-set-to-hit-5000-per-year/ https://www.ftadviser.com/international-advice/2025/8/1/numb...
mentalgear 11mo ago
Would a Noble Prize in Economics (2024) satisfy your need for evidence ? "The three academics won the prize mostly for providing causal evidence of the influence of the quality of a country’s institutions on its economic prosperity. [...] a country that enforces property rights, limits corruption, and protects both the rule of law and the balance of power, will also be more successful at encouraging its citizens to create wealth, and be better at redistributing it." "Nobel economics prize: how colonial history explains why strong institutions are vital to a country’s prosperity" https://theconversation.com/nobel-economics-prize-how-colonial-history-explains-why-strong-institutions-are-vital-to-a-countrys-prosperity-expert-qanda-241305 https://theconversation.com/nobel-economics-prize-how-coloni...

by Permit 11mo ago

szundi 11mo ago

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lispisok 11mo ago

There is none. Despite the less stable environment if you are Talent by far the best place to be is the US. If you are an ambitious entrepreneur by far the best place to be is the US.

withinboredom 11mo ago
After I moved out of the US, I got emails all the time about moving to the EU; until I deleted my blog post about it. The expat facebook groups have exploded if you’re looking for 'evidence'.
- DaSHacka 11mo ago
  you mean, from 100's of users to 1000's?
  - withinboredom 11mo ago
    You have to consider it a sample and while not fully representative, you can come to some conclusions. There are some 9 million US citizens living outside the US. Further, you can look at past migration patterns due to political changes. Like when the Taliban took over Afghanistan, the people with the means and the smarts leave first, then the rich — unless they have a path to power in the new regime. Eventually you are left with a poor country. https://www.ftadviser.com/international-advice/2025/8/1/number-of-us-expats-set-to-hit-5000-per-year/ https://www.ftadviser.com/international-advice/2025/8/1/numb...

mentalgear 11mo ago

Would a Noble Prize in Economics (2024) satisfy your need for evidence ? "The three academics won the prize mostly for providing causal evidence of the influence of the quality of a country’s institutions on its economic prosperity. [...] a country that enforces property rights, limits corruption, and protects both the rule of law and the balance of power, will also be more successful at encouraging its citizens to create wealth, and be better at redistributing it." "Nobel economics prize: how colonial history explains why strong institutions are vital to a country’s prosperity" https://theconversation.com/nobel-economics-prize-how-colonial-history-explains-why-strong-institutions-are-vital-to-a-countrys-prosperity-expert-qanda-241305 https://theconversation.com/nobel-economics-prize-how-coloni...