Cities’ attraction and retention of graduates:a more-than-economic approach

In skilled migration research, the role of the study location in graduates' residential behaviour remains unclear. This paper addresses this lacuna by examining the attractiveness and retention of higher education cities for local attendants in the period after study, using Belgium as an empirical case study. Drawing on a unique linkage of census and register data for 1991- 2010, logistic and Cox regressions illustrate the relative success of smaller cities once individual, familial and contextual factors are considered. Location-specific characteristics beyond the economic are found to shape... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Imeraj, Lena
Willaert, Didier
Finney, Nissa
Gadeyne, Sylvie
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2018
Reihe/Periodikum: Imeraj , L , Willaert , D , Finney , N & Gadeyne , S 2018 , ' Cities’ attraction and retention of graduates : a more-than-economic approach ' , Regional Studies , vol. 52 , no. 8 , pp. 1086-1097 . https://doi.org/10.1080/00343404.2017.1362499
Schlagwörter: Internal migration / Location-specific capital / Graduates / High education cities / Belgium
Sprache: Englisch
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In skilled migration research, the role of the study location in graduates' residential behaviour remains unclear. This paper addresses this lacuna by examining the attractiveness and retention of higher education cities for local attendants in the period after study, using Belgium as an empirical case study. Drawing on a unique linkage of census and register data for 1991- 2010, logistic and Cox regressions illustrate the relative success of smaller cities once individual, familial and contextual factors are considered. Location-specific characteristics beyond the economic are found to shape skilled migration towards the higher education localities, particularly in the short term.