Doing Business in Russia. Котова К.П - 10 стр.

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class theoretical physicists and roughly 12 percent of all experimenters have left
the former USSR either temporarily or for good.
         Still, as the poll shows, the potential of “ain migration” is far from being
exhausted. A mere 15.4 percent of all scientists stated firmly that they do not
contemplate emigration. Almost the same proportion, 13 percent, are ready to
go abroad immediately, at the earliest opportunity. About 40 percent of all re-
spondents do not rule out a possibility of leaving. Roughly one in every three
said he or she never contemplated the idea or does not have a conclusive answer
to this question.
         Scientists consider work under contract to be the main “channel” or go-
ing to a foreign country (90 percent). Fifteen percent of them say they could go
to do upgrade or advanced training courses, 20 percent want to leave for good.
         Young scientists are keen on emigration. Two-thirds of potential emi-
grants are under forty, a quarter are under thirty and only 7 percent are older
than fifty.
         Actually four in every five young scientists under thirty set their sights on
emigration. But even among the scientists in the 50-59 age group, approxi-
mately a third ponder a possibility of emigrating.
         Russians have the highest migration potential: half the contingent would
like to try their luck abroad. Quite a few persons of Jewish nationality are set to
go (48 percent); among Ukrainians the share of such people is lower (33 per-
cent).
         Most of the would-be emigrants fill relatively low positions. About 70
percent of respondents said it is difficult to get promotion at their institute.
         But, significantly, this group of scientists, occupying low rungs in the or-
ganizational ladder are active in creative quests and, more specifically, their
scientific papers are published quite frequently here. Ninety-one percent of
them have publications to their credit. Moreover, about 80 percent have had
their papers published in foreign periodicals. Approximately one in every three