Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0
Author-Name: Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes
Author-Name-First: Catalina
Author-Name-Last: Amuedo-Dorantes
Author-Workplace-Name: University of California Merced & IZA
Author-Name: Agnese Romiti
Author-Name-First: Agnese
Author-Name-Last: Romiti
Author-Email: agnese.romiti@strath.ac.uk
Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Economics, University of Strathclyde
Title: International Student Applications in the  United Kingdom After Brexit
Abstract: On June 23, 2016, the people of the United Kingdom voted to leave the European 
Union. We examine how Brexit impacted international student applications. Using 
administrative data spanning from 2013 through 2019, along with a quasiexperimental approach, we find that Brexit curtailed the growth rate of international 
student applications by seven percent even before tuition fees had changed, ultimately 
lowering enrolments as well. The impact is larger for applications to pursue STEM 
studies and for those from countries with worse employment prospects and weaker 
economies, suggesting students’ ability to stay long-term in the United Kingdom was a 
critical pull factor. 
Length:  pages
Creation-Date: 2022-01
Revision-Date: 
Publication-Status: 
File-URL: https://www.strath.ac.uk/media/1newwebsite/departmentsubject/economics/research/researchdiscussionpapers/International_Student_Applications_in_the_United_Kingdom_After_Brexit_22-03.pdf
File-Format: Application/pdf
Number: 22-03
Classification-JEL: F22, I20, O15, I28, J61
Keywords: Brexit, international student applications, college education, United  Kingdom
Handle: RePEc:str:wpaper:22-03