Effectiveness of the Science without Borders program in high qualification and internationalization of Brazilian higher education

Gerrio dos Santos Barbosa (), Aléssio Tony Cavalcanti de Almeida, Wallace Patrick Santos de Farias Souza and Jesús Pascual Mena Chalco
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Gerrio dos Santos Barbosa: Federal University of Ceará
Aléssio Tony Cavalcanti de Almeida: Federal University of Paraíba
Wallace Patrick Santos de Farias Souza: Federal University of Paraíba
Jesús Pascual Mena Chalco: Federal University of ABC

Empirical Economics, 2025, vol. 69, issue 1, No 9, 299-339

Abstract: Abstract The study aims to assess the impact of the Science without Borders program (SwB) on academic productivity, in both quantitative and qualitative terms. To this end, underutilized databases were employed, and an econometric approach based on the ordinary least squares (OLS) method was adopted, supplemented by entropy reweighting techniques to enhance the inferences made. The most significant findings indicate that SwB scholarship recipients do not show significant differences in academic productivity compared to those not benefited by the program. This holds true for various indicators of publication and patent volume as well as for aspects related to the quality of the publications. Moreover, the results remain consistent even after conducting tests to assess robustness and identify potential heterogeneities. However, it is observed in some indicators that non-SwB scholarship recipients demonstrate higher productivity than those who benefited from the program. Therefore, it is concluded that, at least in the short term analyzed, the SwB does not demonstrate significant effectiveness in academic productivity indicators.

Keywords: Impact; Science without Borders (SwB); Entropy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C01 I2 O38 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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