International Applicability of Education and Migration Aspirations

Amrita Kulka, Till Nikolka, Panu Poutvaara and Silke Uebelmesser

No 10395, CESifo Working Paper Series from CESifo

Abstract: We analyze perceptions of international applicability of one’s education and migration aspirations and intentions among university students in Czechia, India, Indonesia, Italy, Mexico, the Netherlands, and Spain. Students in law perceive their education least internationally applicable. Perceived international applicability strongly predicts migration aspirations and intentions also after controlling for study fields, individual characteristics, and university fixed effects. Furthermore, among those not studying law, hours spent studying are increasing with perceived international applicability of one’s education. Our findings are consistent with predictions from a model in which students invest in their education before learning their mobility status. .

Keywords: education; migration; migration aspirations (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F22 I21 J24 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-edu, nep-lma, nep-mig and nep-sea
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