The determinants of international student mobility flows: an empirical study on the Erasmus programme |
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Authors: | Carlos Rodríguez González Ricardo Bustillo Mesanza and Petr Mariel |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Applied Economics V, University of the Basque Country, Lehendakari Agirre 83, 48015 Bilbao, Spain;(2) Department of Applied Economics III, University of the Basque Country, Lehendakari Agirre 83, 48015 Bilbao, Spain |
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Abstract: | The Erasmus Programme for higher education students is supposed to play an important socio-economic role within Europe. Erasmus
student mobility flows have reached a relevant level of two million since 1987, boosted in recent years by the enlargement
of the programme to eastern countries. Thereafter, it seems that flows have staggered. In this context, the article analyses
the determinants of Erasmus student mobility establishing relevant hypotheses, which arise from the migration theory and gravity
models. A panel data set of bilateral flows for all the participating countries has been used in order to test the factors
influencing these student flows. Country size, cost of living, distance, educational background, university quality, the host
country language and climate are all found to be significant determinants. Results also reveal that there are other determinants,
like a country’s characteristics and time effects, which can affect mobility flows. Based on these findings, some general
recommendations are put forward to enhance these flows. |
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