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6 Factors for Individual economies

6 Factors for Individual economies

6.1 Top Positive and negative factors for each economy

Economy: Australia; Total number of respondents: 222.

Positive factors	Vote	Negative factors	Vote
Availability of Telephone/fax	160	Rental expenses	75
Availability of information	158	Project funding	66
Quality of life in host economy	166	Compensation	58
Freedom in workplace	153	Cost of owning a car	58
Quality of housing	162	Cost of living	53
Political stability	160	Career Prospects	51
Advanced facilities	151	Medical expenses	51
Language for communication	149
Getting accommodation	141
Food	141
Internet access	141
Climate	140
Advanced degree/technology	139
Commuting to work place	136
Rental expenses	135
Availability of medical facilities	133
Guidance from host researchers	132
Travelling within economy	131
Language and culture	131
Frequency of flights to economy	126
Recognition of foreign degrees	126
Crime rate	123
Telephone/fax cost	123
Law and order	122
Centres of excellence	120
Cultural life or activities	119
Religious life	114
Ease in obtaining medical treatment	113
Radio/TV programs for foreigners	110

Economy: Brunei; Total number of respondents: 8

Positive factors	Vote	Negative factors	Vote
Recognition of foreign degrees	5	Working Conditions	2
Maintenance allowances	5	Career Prospects	2
Compensation	4	Centres of excellence	1
Housing	4	Quality of housing	1
Cost of living	4	Availability of medical facilities	1
Prior knowledge to use facilities	4	Telephone/fax cost	1
Project funding	4	Internet access	1
Status & treatment of foreigners	4	Radio/TV programs for foreigners	1
Quality of housing	4	Cultural life or activities	1
Medical expenses	4	Travelling within economy	1
Telephone/fax cost	4	Commuting to work place	1
Cultural life or activities	4
Travelling within economy	4

Economy: Canada; Total no. of respondents: 65

Positive factors	Vote	Negative factors	Vote
Availability of information	53	Climate	25
Interest level of projects	50	Visa Restrictions	23
Freedom in workplace	50	Travelling cost to host economy	22
Advanced facilities	47	Rental expenses	20
Food	47	Visa Procedures	19
Political stability	45	Getting a driving license	17
Availability of Telephone/fax	45	Cost of owning a car	15
Language for communication	44	Visa for the family	14
Quality of housing	43	Employment opportunities	14
Availability of medical facilities	43
Internet access	43
Travelling within economy	43
Law and order	42
Cultural life or activities	42
Sharing information & expertise	41
Advanced degree or technology	40
Telephone/fax cost	40
Frequency of flights to economy	40
Guidance from host researchers	39
Social interaction	38
Radio/TV programs for foreigners	38
Getting accommodation	37
Obtaining medical treatment	35
Family/Children's health	34
Religious life	33
Commuting to work place	33
Centres of excellence	32
Status & treatment of foreigners	32
Ease of travelling from economy	32
Quality of life in host economy	31
Recognition of foreign degrees	30

Economy: Chile; Total no. of respondents: 21

Positive factors	Vote	Negative factors	Vote
Telephone/fax cost	13	Medical expenses	9
Interest level of projects	12	Crime rate	9
Political stability	12	Law and order	9
Food	12	Availability of medical facilities	7
Availability of Telephone/fax	12	Visa period	6
Working Conditions	10	Quality of housing	6
Internet access	10	Obtaining medical treatment	6
		Climate	6
		Cultural life or activities	6
		Getting accommodation	5

Economy: China; Total no. of respondents: 62

Positive factors	Vote	Negative factors	Vote
Law and order	41	Language for communication in the host economy	27
Interest level of projects	38	Telephone/fax cost	26
Ease of travelling from economy	38	Internet access	26
Political stability	37	Availability of Radio/TV programs for foreigners	26
Climate	37	Availability of advanced facilities	20
Food	36	Availability of Telephone/fax	20
Frequency of flights to economy	36	Freedom in workplace	19
Crime rate	35	Housing	19
Sharing information & expertise	33	Working Conditions	16
Cultural life or activities	33
Availability of Telephone/fax	31
Travelling cost to host economy	31
Commuting to work place	31

Economy: Hong Kong; Total no. of respondents: 42

Positive factors	Vote	Negative factors	Vote
Internet access	33	Cost of living	20
Availability of Telephone/fax	31	Housing	15
Frequency of flights to economy	29	Visa and entry regulations	10
Food	28	Visa Procedures	10
Availability of information	25
Commuting to work place	24
Project funding	23
Advanced facilities	22
Telephone/fax cost	22
Cultural life or activities	22

Economy: Indonesia; Total no. of respondents: 66

Positive factors	Vote	Negative factors	Vote
Interest level of projects	26	Political stability	15
Availability of Telephone/fax	23	Travelling within economy	13
Frequency of flights to economy	21	Advanced facilities	12
Sharing information & expertise	18	Radio/TV programs for foreigners	12
Food	18	Internet access	11
Language for communication	18	Project deadlines	10
Getting accommodation	17	Visa Restrictions	10
Telephone/fax cost	17	Medical	10
Cultural life or activities	17
Ease of travelling from economy	17
Compensation	17

Economy: Japan; Total no. of respondents: 840

Positive factors	Vote	Negative factors	Vote
Availability of Telephone/fax	683	Cost of living	403
Food	643	Language for communication	348
Law and order	627	Rental expenses	326
Internet access	602	Cost of owning a car	301
Political stability	587	Travelling cost to host economy	277
Commuting to work place	587	Getting a driving license	258
Cultural life or activities	581	Radio/TV programs for foreigners	248
Climate	575	Visa Restrictions	246
Guidance from host researchers	573	Telephone/fax cost	234
Travelling within economy	559
Frequency of flights to economy	553
Interest level of projects	547
Availability of information	542
Sharing information & expertise	536
Ease of travelling from economy	536
Crime rate	534
Advanced facilities	526
Advanced degree or technology	498
Quality of housing	491
Prior knowledge to use facilities	481
Project funding	472
Getting accommodation	470
Maintenance allowances	469
Centres of excellence	451
Unique scientific resources	451
Visa Procedures	448

Economy: Korea; Total no. of respondents: 55

Positive factors	Vote	Negative factors	Vote
Availability of information	41	Children’s education	30
Getting accommodation	41	Spouse’s career	27
Project funding	39	Medical expenses	26
Climate	38	Visa for the family	25
Frequency of flights to economy	38	Isolation from own countrymen	25
Advanced facilities	37	Getting a driving license	25
Sharing information & expertise	37	Visa Restrictions	24
Availability of Telephone/fax	37	Maintenance allowances	23
Internet access	36	Religious life	23
Travelling within economy	36	Radio/TV programs for foreigners	23
Recognition of foreign degrees	31	Status & treatment of foreigners	22
Freedom in workplace	31	Social interaction	21
Telephone/fax cost	31
Cultural life or activities	31
Ease of travelling from economy	31
Working Conditions	30
Prior knowledge to use facilities	30
Interest level of projects	30
Visa Procedures	30
Guidance from host researchers	29
Obtaining medical treatment	29
Law and order	29
Cost of owning a car	29
Commuting to work place	28
Project deadlines	27
Visa period	27

Economy: Malaysia; Total no. of respondents: 31

Positive factors	Vote	Negative factors	Vote
Frequency of flights to economy	19	Rental expenses	9
Food	18
Law and order	17
Getting accommodation	15
Ease of travelling from economy	15

Economy: Mexico; Total no. of respondents: 6

Positive factors	Vote	Negative factors	Vote
Sharing information & expertise	5	Visa Procedures	5
Availability of Telephone/fax	5	Obtaining medical treatment	5
Commuting to work place	5	Crime rate	5
Guidance from host researchers	4	Political stability	5
Status & treatment of foreigners	4	Food	5
Visa period	4	Maintenance allowances	5
Visa for the family	4	Telephone/fax cost	5
Rental expenses	4	Getting a driving license	5
Availability of medical facilities	4	Quality of housing	4
Climate	4	Medical expenses	4
Religious life	4	Travelling cost to host economy	4
Language for communication	4	Unique scientific resources	4
Internet access	4
Cultural life or activities	4
Frequency of flights to economy	4
Travelling within economy	4
Ease of travelling from economy	4
Visa and entry regulations	4
Language and culture	4
Infrastructure in host economy	4

Economy: New Zealand; Total no. of respondents: 23

Positive factorsVote
Quality of life in host economy	17	Spouse’s career		13
Language for communication	17	Crime rate		10
Travelling within economy	17	Isolation from own countrymen		10
Cost of owning a car	17
Career Prospects	16
Availability of information	16
Commuting to work place	16
Working Conditions	15
Sharing information & expertise	15
Freedom in workplace	15
Food	15
Quality of housing	12

Economy: Papua New Guinea; Total no. of respondents: 17

Positive factors	Vote	Negative factors	Vote
Unique scientific resources	10	Crime rate	10
Climate	10	Internet access	10
Sharing information & expertise	9	Travelling cost to host economy	10
Social interaction	9	Prior knowledge to use facilities	9
		Political stability	9
		Law and order	9
		Children’s education	9
		Family/Children's health	9
		Centres of excellence	9
		Advanced degree or technology	9

Economy: Philippines; Total no. of respondents: 32

Positive factors	Vote	Negative factors	Vote
Working Conditions	18	Crime rate	17
Status & treatment of foreigners	18	Political stability	11
Cultural life or activities	17	Rental expenses	10
Sharing information & expertise	16	Law and order	10
Getting accommodation	16	Quality of housing	9
		Quality of life in host economy	8

Economy: Singapore; Total no. of respondents: 191

Positive factors	Vote	Negative factors	Vote
Crime rate	175	Cost of owning a car	174
Law and order	174	Climate	113
Political stability	173	Medical expenses	106
Ease of travelling from economy	169	Quality of housing	102
Food	168	Cost of living	80
Availability of Telephone/fax	166
Advanced facilities	165
Internet access	165
Language for communication	164
Obtaining medical treatment	162
Visa period	160
Frequency of flights to economy	157
Travelling within economy	155
Availability of medical facilities	146
Working Conditions	141
Project funding	141
Visa for the family	140
Radio/TV programs for foreigners	140
Travelling cost to host economy	140
Visa Procedures	138
Interest level of projects	137
Getting accommodation	137
Recognition of foreign degrees	136
Language and culture	136
Availability of information	133
Career Prospects	129
Commuting to work place	129
Infrastructure in host economy	126
Freedom in workplace	125
Status & treatment of foreigners	125
Recognition of foreign work experience	124
Religious life	119
Telephone/fax cost	115
Compensation	112
Employment opportunities	110
Sharing information & expertise	109
Family/Children's health	109
Cultural life or activities	109

Economy: Chinese Taipei; Total no. of respondents: 22

Positive factors	Vote	Negative factors	Vote
Availability of Telephone/fax	18	Cost of owning a car	10
Frequency of flights to economy	18	Housing	8
Food	17	Employment opportunities	7
Language for communication	17	Immigration opportunities	7
Availability of medical facilities	16	Career Prospects	6
Maintenance allowances	16	Visa Procedures	7
Travelling cost to host economy	16	Visa period	7
Travelling within economy	16	Visa Restrictions	7
Interest level of projects	15	Getting accommodation	7
Freedom in workplace	15	Rental expenses	7
Ease of travelling from economy	15	Quality of housing	7
Availability of information	14	Telephone/fax cost	7
Advanced facilities	14	Getting a driving license	7
Guidance from host researchers	14	Sharing information & expertise	6
Project funding	14	Radio/TV programs for foreigners	6
Obtaining medical treatment	14
Climate	14
Cultural life or activities	14
Recognition of foreign degrees	14

Economy: Thailand; Total no. of respondents: 65

Positive factors	Vote	Negative factors	Vote
Availability of Telephone/fax	49	Availability of information	32
Food	48	Climate	32
Getting accommodation	47	Children’s education	29
Language for communication	42	Maintenance allowances	28
Medical expenses	40	Advanced facilities	26
Frequency of flights to economy	38	Cost of owning a car	25
Internet access	37	Project funding	24
Cultural life or activities	37	Sharing information & expertise	22
Housing	37	Project deadlines	22
Cost of living	37	Visa Procedures	22
Language and culture	37	Prior knowledge to use facilities	21
Social interaction	36	Political stability	21
Recognition of foreign degrees	34	Travelling cost to host economy	21
Travelling within economy	33
Ease of travelling from economy	33
Employment opportunities	32
Availability of medical facilities	32
Law and order	32

Economy: USA; Total no. of respondents: 619

Positive factors	Vote	Negative factors	Vote
Availability of Telephone/fax	508	Medical expenses	310
Language for communication	498	Rental expenses	279
Advanced facilities	490	Crime rate	264
Travelling within economy	482	Visa Restrictions	261
Political stability	469	Visa and entry regulations	252
Advanced degree or technology	469	Travelling cost to host economy	239
Centres of excellence	468	Visa Procedures	220
Food	455	Cost of living	209
Guidance from host researchers	444	Immigration opportunities	185
Sharing information & expertise	444	Status & treatment of foreigners	179
Cultural life or activities	443	Visa for the family	166
Quality of housing	440	Medical	154
Commuting to work place	440
Internet access	438
Unique scientific resources	436
Interest level of projects	435
Law and order	430
Telephone/fax cost	428
Frequency of flights to economy	427
Quality of life in host economy	427
Getting accommodation	426
Ease of travelling from economy	426
Availability of medical facilities	420
Freedom in workplace	417
Climate	406
Working Conditions	385
Social interaction	378
Availability of information	376
Cost of owning a car	373
Prior knowledge to use facilities	368
Obtaining medical treatment	364
Project funding	363
Career Prospects	357
Getting a driving license	354
Language and culture	349
Infrastructure in host economy	346
Radio/TV programs for foreigners	341