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The EU’s Brain Drain Crisis: Poland’s Talent Exodus

  • February 28, 2026
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Julia Lasiota,  Stanford University   Abstract: This essay examines how EU freedom of movement has created a damaging brain drain from Central and Eastern European countries to wealthier Western states. Using Poland as a case study—where fewer than half the author’s graduating class remained—the piece argues this westward talent exodus causes labor shortages, reduces GDP […]

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