Enrolling in Higher Education: The Impact of Regional Mobility and Public-Private Substitution Effects

• Tipo: Artigo em Revista Científica Internacional
• Data: 2020

Autores

Lourenco, D (Autor) FEP; Sa, C (Autor) Outra; Tavares, O (Autor) Outra; Cardoso, S (Autor) Outra

Revista

Título: Journal of Economic Issues

Vol. 54

Páginas: 183-197

ISSN: 0021-3624

Editora: Taylor & Francis

Indexação

ISI Web of Knowledge - 5 Citações

Scopus - 5 Citações

Outras Informações

ID Authenticus: P-00R-V7Y

DOI: 10.1080/00213624.2020.1720574

Abstract (EN): In this article, we study the enrollment decision of candidates to Portuguese public Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). We classify candidates according to their revealed preference for regional mobility and measure the impact of their mobility status on the likelihood of enrollment. For instance, candidates succeeding to be placed in their home district are about fourteen percentage points more likely to enroll than those pushed away. We also show that distance deters enrollments, even for candidates that reveal a preference for migrating. Finally, we measure the impact of the availability of private sector alternatives in the home district on the likelihood of enrollment and show that their existence reduces the likelihood of enrollment by up to nine percentage points.

Idioma: Inglês

Tipo (Avaliação Docente): Científica

Nº de páginas: 15