Working Paper: CEPR ID: DP7657
Authors: Linda Van Bouwel; Reinhilde Veugelers
Abstract: We examine whether the (research) quality of a country?s higher education system drives macro-flows of foreign tertiary students in Europe. We use various measures on the quality of a country?s higher education system in an extended gravity model. We find that quality has a positive and significant effect on the size and direction of flows of students exchanged between 18 European countries.
Keywords: Higher Education; International Student Mobility; Quality Indicators; University Rankings
JEL Codes: F22; I23; J61
Edges that are evidenced by causal inference methods are in orange, and the rest are in light blue.
| Cause | Effect |
|---|---|
| Quality of higher education system in a host country (I25) | Size and direction of student flows (R12) |
| Relative impact indicator (from 1 to 1.1) (C43) | Size and direction of student flows (R12) |
| Number of universities in top 200 Shanghai ranking (A14) | Size and direction of student flows (R12) |
| Quality differentials (L15) | Student flows (I21) |
| Higher education quality indicators (I23) | International student mobility (F22) |