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Cross-Border Higher Education

The Expansion of International Branch Campuses

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ID21751996
AuthorsJordi Paniagua (0000-0002-8859-0775, University of Notre Dame, corresponding author), Cristina Villó (0000-0003-2540-3124, Universitat de València), Maria Escrivà-Beltran (0000-0002-5850-4354, Universitat de València)
Year2022
Volume63
Issue6
Pages1037-1057
Publication date2022-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueResearch in Higher Education (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1573-188X • E-ISSN: 0361-0365
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1007/s11162-022-09674-y
PMID35068659
OpenAlexW4205873718
LanguageEN
Citations received8
References cited65

The international expansion of higher education has intensified in recent decades with a rapidly growing number of international branch campuses appearing on the scene. This study investigates the economic, cultural and institutional, and educational determinants of transnational higher education on both the extensive margin (number of international branch campuses), and the intensive margin (the total number of educational programmes offered). Using the gravity equation, we applied fixed-effect empirical methods to a panel dataset that combined and extended the raw data from campuses and master’s programmes in 33 source countries and 76 host countries in the period from 1948 to 2016. Estimates reveal that although cultural, economic and institutional ties foster cross-border educational relationships, their effect differs significantly from one margin to another. The study highlights the relevance of globalisation, research activities, and aggregate demand in international higher education

Economic growth · Economics · Higher education · International education · Political science · Statistics · Trend analysis · Higher Education Governance and Development · International Business and FDI · International Student and Expatriate Challenges · Mathematics

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