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Who Studies Abroad? Evidence from France and Italy
Author(s) -
PIETRO GIORGIO DI,
PAGE LIONEL
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
european journal of education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.577
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1465-3435
pISSN - 0141-8211
DOI - 10.1111/j.1465-3435.2008.00355.x
Subject(s) - study abroad , foreign language , selection (genetic algorithm) , political science , foreign exchange , empirical evidence , higher education , psychology , pedagogy , mathematics education , sociology , demographic economics , economic growth , economics , philosophy , epistemology , artificial intelligence , computer science , monetary economics
This article uses data from representative samples of university students in France and Italy in an attempt to investigate the determinants of participation in foreign exchange programmes. Empirical results indicate that selection into these programmes is mainly driven by student's academic and foreign language skills. On the other hand, parents' occupation does not seem to have any significant effect on the probability of studying abroad.