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INVESTISSEMENT IRRECUPERABLE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-01-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Investment
- Economic Planning
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- sunk-cost investment
1, record 1, English, sunk%2Dcost%20investment
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- sunk cost investment 2, record 1, English, sunk%20cost%20investment
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A related consideration is the sunk-cost investment that the home country has made in educating the immigrant, providing tax-funded health care and so forth. Once incurred, of course, sunk costs are supposed to be ignored, but if home country policymakers anticipate a steady outflow of highly educated and skilled citizens in the future, it makes sense to reconsider the existing universal subsidy schemes embedded in education and Medicare policies. 3, record 1, English, - sunk%2Dcost%20investment
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Investissements et placements
- Planification économique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- investissement irrécupérable
1, record 1, French, investissement%20irr%C3%A9cup%C3%A9rable
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- investissement sous forme de coûts irrécupérables 2, record 1, French, investissement%20sous%20forme%20de%20co%C3%BBts%20irr%C3%A9cup%C3%A9rables
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un aspect connexe est l'investissement irrécupérable que le pays d'origine a engagé pour l'éducation de l'émigrant, les soins de santé financés par les deniers publics et ainsi de suite. Bien sûr une fois engagés, les coûts irrécupérables sont censés être ignorés mais, si les responsables des politiques du pays d'origine prévoient pour l'avenir un flux soutenu de départs de citoyens hautement scolarisés et qualifiés, il devient logique de reconsidérer les programmes universels existants de subvention qui font partie intégrante des politiques d'éducation et d'assurance-maladie. 2, record 1, French, - investissement%20irr%C3%A9cup%C3%A9rable
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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