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2006-07Type
- Working Paper
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Abstract
Using panel data for 78 countries of origin we examine the impact of student flows to the United States on subsequent migration there over the period 1971-2001. What we find is that the stock of foreign students is an important predictor of subsequent migration. This holds true whether or not the lagged endogenous variable is included. The relationship is robust to the inclusion of time and country dummies, and remains when we account for outliers. The basic results also hold for a cross section of 36 countries of origin and 9 host countries. Our results have important policy implications which we discuss in the last section. Show more
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https://doi.org/10.3929/ethz-a-005277766Publication status
publishedJournal / series
KOF Working PapersVolume
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KOF Swiss Economic Institute, ETH ZurichSubject
Brain Drain; MIGRATION + POPULATION MOVEMENTS (INTERNAL POLITICS); STUDENT BODY + STUDENT LIFE (HIGHER EDUCATION); STUDENTINNEN (HOCHSCHULWESEN); STUDENTENSCHAFT + HOCHSCHULLEBEN (HOCHSCHULWESEN); FEMALE STUDENTS (HIGHER EDUCATION); Migration; Education; VEREINIGTE STAATEN VON AMERIKA, USA (NORDAMERIKA); MIGRATION + BEVÖLKERUNGSWANDERUNG (INNENPOLITIK); MÄNNLICHE STUDIERENDE (HOCHSCHULWESEN); MALE STUDENTS (HIGHER EDUCATION); UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, USA (NORTH AMERICA); Student FlowsOrganisational unit
02525 - KOF Konjunkturforschungsstelle / KOF Swiss Economic Institute
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