Cijena ove ekonomske migracije, u smislu društvenog razvoja i javne dobrobiti, ne može se izračunati, jer vlade često koriste nedostatne resurse za dotiranje obrazovanja i specijaliziranu obuku radnika, koji zatim kad napuste zemlju sobom odnose potencijalni ekonomski i društveni zamajac.
The costs of this economic migration, in terms of human development and public welfare, are incalculable, as governments many times use scarce resources to subsidize the education and specialized training of workers, who then take the potential economic and social spinoffs with them when they depart.