Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/227257 
Year of Publication: 
2020
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 13730
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
We examine how the 17 month extension of Optional Practical Training—a program that allows international Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) majors the opportunity to work in the United States for 1-2 years following graduation—affects the quantity and quality of international students. Extension benefits not only include extended work duration, but also an additional attempt at securing more permanent employment through an H-1B visa. We find sizable positive treatment effects on the number of students matriculating into U.S. higher education, and also increases in the quality of students, as captured by the selectivity of institutions they attend.
Subjects: 
selectivity
optional practical training
international students
enrollments
United States
JEL: 
F22
J61
J68
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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