Determinants of the decision of international students to remain to work in Japan after graduation

Nguyet Thi Khanh Cao ()
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Nguyet Thi Khanh Cao: School of Economics, Kwansei Gakuin University

No 212, Discussion Paper Series from School of Economics, Kwansei Gakuin University

Abstract: Using microdata from a survey conducted by the Japan Student Services Organization, I applied binary outcome models to investigate the determinants of international students' decisions to remain in Japan to work after graduating or finishing their studies. The empirical results showed that having a strong motivation to live in Japan before moving to Japan to study had a significant impact on the decision to remain and to work in Japan indefinitely. It was also observed that the longer a student stayed in Japan, the more likely he or she was to remain there to work permanently. Moreover, Moreover, a high GDP per capita gap between the home countries and Japan, and a high unemployment rate in the home countries were found to be were found to be significant push factors. The results of the present analyses suggest that to more efficiently attract international students to Japan, policy-makers should carefully consider international students' motivation to come to and stay in Japan and work to ensure that international students enjoy their lives in Japan while studying.

Keywords: international student; student mobility; foreign labor; immigration (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F22 F66 J24 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 25 pages
Date: 2020-05, Revised 2021-03
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