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: University of Strathclyde & IZA
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 quasi-experimental 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.
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File-URL: file:///I:/SBS-Fac/Economics/Course-Admin/Discussion%20Papers/2021-2025/2022/International%20Student%20Applications%20in%20the%20United%20Kingdom%20After%20Brexit%2022-03.pdf
File-Format: Application/pdf
Number: 2203
Classification-JEL: F22, I20, O15, I28, J61.
Keywords: Brexit, international student applications, college education, United Kingdom.
Handle: RePEc:str:wpaper:2203