International student applications in the United Kingdom after Brexit
Amuedo-Dorantes, Catalina and Romiti, Agnese (2024) International student applications in the United Kingdom after Brexit. Journal of Economic Geography. pp. 1-26. ISSN 1468-2702 (https://doi.org/10.1093/jeg/lbae019)
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Abstract
On June 23, 2016, the people of the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union. This paper examines how Brexit impacted international student applications. Using administrative data along with a difference-in-differences approach, we find that Brexit curtailed the growth rate of international student applications by seven percent even before tuition fees had changed, ultimately lowering enrolment as well. The impact is larger for applications to pursue STEM studies, as well as for those from countries with worse employment prospects and weaker economies, hinting on students’ ability to stay long-term in the United Kingdom as an important pull factor.
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Item type: Article ID code: 89425 Dates: DateEvent18 June 2024Published18 June 2024Published Online15 April 2024AcceptedSubjects: Education > Theory and practice of education > Higher Education Department: Strathclyde Business School > Economics Depositing user: Pure Administrator Date deposited: 30 May 2024 16:04 Last modified: 24 Jun 2024 12:40 URI: https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/89425