Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/58949 
Year of Publication: 
2011
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 6233
Publisher: 
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
Economic theory suggests that high-skilled immigration generally has positive effects on the receiving economy. International student mobility is an important channel through which high-skilled immigrants arrive. The purpose of this paper is to identify some of the key determinants of international student mobility among higher education policies. For this purpose we review the existing evidence and compile a longitudinal dataset covering inflows of international students into a number of advanced economies. We then study the effects of various higher education policies on the inflow of international students using parametric as well as non-parametric statistical methods. We conclude that among higher education policies especially the quality of higher education institutions and the availability of programs taught in the English language can act as an important tool to attract international students, and thus high-skilled migrants.
Subjects: 
higher education
education policy
migration
migration policy
student mobility
JEL: 
I23
I28
J21
J24
J61
J68
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Document Type: 
Working Paper

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