Motivations for the Bessarabian youth to study in Romanian universities

Razvan Stefanescu, Ramona Dumitriu and Costel Nistor

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Abstract: This paper explores the decisions of Bessarabian youth to study in a branch of a Romanian university. We used data collected from individual interviews with 58 students. We find that uncertainty and the material constraints played a major role in their choice. We also identify some factors with relevant influence on the schooling decisions, such as the perceptions about the costs of education, the wage expectations, and the compatibility with the future profession.

Keywords: Schooling decisions; Bessarabian students; Economics high education (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I20 I23 I29 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011-10-02, Revised 2011-10-02
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Published in Proceedings of the International Conference „EDUCATION AND CREATIVITY FOR A KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY”- 5 edition November 2011, Bucharest Social and Political Science (2011): pp. 19-25

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