Do international classes pay off? A cost-benefit analysis of the internationalisation of higher education in Flanders
Abstract Internationalisation is a major trend in higher education worldwide. Yet, little evidence is given on the net impact of international students on national economies. This study addresses this gap by estimating the benefits against the costs driven by international students in Belgium and its Flemish region in particular. Using a unique combination of various sources of micro-data, the results show net positive benefits that exceed costs by a factor ranging between 2.4 (lower bound) and 3.1 (upper bound) times. The results vary highly with the level of education, as the ratio is the lo... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2021 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | Higher Education ; volume 82, issue 3, page 459-476 ; ISSN 0018-1560 1573-174X |
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Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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Schlagwörter: | Education |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26696226 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10734-021-00737-0 |