University as a Melting Pot: Long-term Effects of Internationalization

Stanislav Avdeev
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Stanislav Avdeev: University of Amsterdam

No 25-067/V, Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers from Tinbergen Institute

Abstract: This paper provides the first evidence on the impact of exposure to international students on the long-term outcomes of native students. I combine unique survey and administrative data from the Netherlands covering one million students across three decades and employ an across-cohort design. I find that exposure to international students leads natives to (i) form social ties with non-natives, (ii) hold more positive attitudes towards migration and learning about other cultures, and (iii) seek opportunities abroad. Notably, I find precisely estimated zero effects on employment, income, entrepreneurship, and the share of international co-workers up to 25 years after university entry.

Keywords: Contact hypothesis; domestic students; foreign students; higher education; labor market; mobility; networks; peer effects; emigration (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F22 I23 J24 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025-11-27
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