PUSHED AWAY FROM HOME? SPATIAL MOBILITY OF PROSPECTIVE HIGHER EDUCATION STUDENTS AND THE ENROLMENT DECISION

Diogo Lourenço (), Carla Sa () and Orlanda Tavares ()
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Diogo Lourenço: Faculty of Economics, University of Porto
Orlanda Tavares: Agency for Assessment and Accreditation of Higher Education

FEP Working Papers from Universidade do Porto, Faculdade de Economia do Porto

Abstract: We examine the impact of spatial mobility on enrolments in higher education. Candidates are grouped per their willingness to move and the district of placement. Findings point to a sizeable group who are voluntarily mobile or immobile. About 20% of students, however, were not placed in their first choice of destination. Using a logit model, estimation shows that candidates pushed away face a probability of enrolment about 17 percentage points lower than that of those who voluntarily stay in their home district. The availability of private sector alternatives in the home district has a role in the enrolment likelihood.

Keywords: Student Mobility; Enrolments; Involuntary Mobility (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I23 R23 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 21 pages
Date: 2017-09
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