Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/326808 
Year of Publication: 
2021
Series/Report no.: 
UNU-MERIT Working Papers No. 2021-049
Publisher: 
United Nations University (UNU), Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (UNU-MERIT), Maastricht
Abstract: 
In this study, we examine the impact of exchange programs' timing on students' academic performance, focusing on the moment in which students travel and the length of the period spent abroad. To provide causal evidence, we exploit unique data of more than 10,000 students from a well-known and internationalized Brazilian university from 2010 to 2020. By combining Propensity Score Matching with Difference in Differences techniques, we find that international mobility impacts groups of students differently. Students who travel closer to the end of their undergraduate courses benefit the most from the mobility experience (an increase of 0.06 points on final standardized grades), while negative effects (-0.05 points) are found for those who travel at the beginning of their university program. Our results also show that, while student mobility impacts positively and significantly students who participate in programs lasting from one semester to one year (0.08 points), negative effects are associated with shorter periods abroad (-0.1 points).
Subjects: 
Tertiary education
international student mobility
academic performance
grades
student achievement
propensity score matching
difference in differences
JEL: 
I23
I26
J24
O15
O34
Creative Commons License: 
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Document Type: 
Working Paper

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