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"In the long run, brain drain might be the most important problem for Russia," when it comes to its economic future, Nikolai Roussanov, an economics professor at the University of Pennsylvania ...

One economic threat that hasn't captured so many headlines is a so-called "brain drain" – with highly-qualified and wealthy entrepreneurs steadily leaving the country over the past half-decade.

"So in terms of a modern economy, what is it that we most depend ... That's why he anticipates the effects of Russia's brain drain to be felt over the long-run, predicting the nation will soon ...

The current economic structure has failed to generate sufficient growth to absorb this workforce. "Brain drain highlights the disconnect between national economic growth, planning, the job market ...