The effect of foreign students in higher education on native students’ outcomes

B-Tier
Journal: European Economic Review
Year: 2023
Volume: 160
Issue: C

Authors (3)

Costas-Fernández, Julián (not in RePEc) Morando, Greta (not in RePEc) Holford, Angus (University of Essex)

Score contribution per author:

0.673 = (α=2.02 / 3 authors) × 1.0x B-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

This paper offers new evidence of the role of immigration in shaping the educational and labour market outcomes of natives. We use administrative data on the entire English higher education system and exploit the idiosyncratic variation of foreign students within university-degree across four cohorts of undergraduate students. Foreign peers have zero to mild effects on natives’ educational outcomes, such as graduation probability and degree classification. Significant effects are found on displacement across universities and degree types after enrolment, although these outcomes are rare occurrences. In line with the mild effects on education outcomes, we also find little evidence of foreign peers affecting early labour market outcomes of native graduates.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:eecrev:v:160:y:2023:i:c:s0014292123002234
Journal Field
General
Author Count
3
Added to Database
2026-02-02