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Mathematical Modelling and Analysis of Brain Drain in Malaysia
Nurhidayah Binti Ismail
Supervisor: Dr. Auni Aslah Bin Mat Daud
Bachelor of Science (Financial Mathematics)
School of Informatics and Applied Mathematics
Brain drain refers to the departure of highly trained, educated or qualified people from a
particular country to another usually for better pay or living conditions. In this study, a
mathematical model of brain drain in Malaysia is proposed. The dependent variables of
the model are the number of Malaysian students locally and overseas, the number of
Malaysian skilled labor abroad and the number of Malaysian skilled labor in the country.
The model is governed by a system of three nonlinear first order ordinary differential
equations. The equilibrium point has been determined manually and verified using
MATLAB. The local stability analysis of the proposed model was carried out using Jacobian
matrix and Routh-Hurwitz criteria. The sensitivity analysis of the model is carried out
using the normalized sensitivity index to determine the key model parameters that can
be controlled to address the issue of brain drain.
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