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The Globalization of Postsecondary Education

The Role of International Students in the US Higher Education System

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ID14855751
AuthorsJohn Bound (John Bound is George E. Johnson Collegiate Professor of Economics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.), Breno Braga (0000-0002-1066-6821, Breno Braga is Senior Research Associate, Urban Institute, Washington, DC.), Gaurav Khanna (0000-0002-6846-3437, Gaurav Khanna is Assistant Professor of Economics, School of Global Policy and Strategy, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, California.), Sarah Turner (0000-0002-6542-8767, Sarah Turner is University Professor of Economics and Education, Souder Family Professor, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia. Bound and Turner are also Research Associates, National Bureau of Economic Research, Cambridge, Massachusetts.)
Year2021
Volume35
Issue1
Pages163-184
Publication date2021-02-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Journal of Economic Perspectives (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0895-3309 • E-ISSN: 1944-7965
PublisherAmerican Economic Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1257/jep.35.1.163
PMID37786787
OpenAlexW3123887647
LanguageEN
Citations received26
References cited4

In the four decades since 1980, US colleges and universities have seen the number of students from abroad quadruple. This rise in enrollment and degree attainment affects the global supply of highly educated workers, the flow of talent to the US labor market, and the financing of US higher education. Yet, the impacts are far from uniform, with significant differences evident by level of study and type of institution. The determinants of foreign flows to US colleges and universities reflect both changes in student demand from abroad and the variation in market circumstances of colleges and universities, with visa policies serving a mediating role. The consequences of these market mechanisms impact global talent development, the resources of colleges and universities, and labor markets in the United States and countries sending students

Economic growth · Economics · Globalization · Higher education · International education · Mathematics education · Political science · Postsecondary education · Education Systems and Policy · Higher Education Governance and Development · Higher Education Research Studies · Law · Psychology

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