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TY - JOUR
T1 - Does price matter? Overseas students in UK higher education
AU - Elliott, C F
AU - Soo, K T
PY - 2010/8
Y1 - 2010/8
N2 - This paper explores the determinants of the choice of UK universities by overseas undergraduate applicants. We use data on overseas applicants in Business Studies and Engineering from 2002 to 2007, to 97 UK universities. Estimating using a Hausman–Taylor model to control for the possible correlation between our explanatory variables and unobservable university-level effects, we find that the fees charged may influence the application decision of some students, but that any relationship between levels of fees and applications is non-linear. The quality of education provided is positively and significantly related to the number of applications. Proximity to London and the existing popularity of a university among home applicants, are also significant predictors of university applications.
AB - This paper explores the determinants of the choice of UK universities by overseas undergraduate applicants. We use data on overseas applicants in Business Studies and Engineering from 2002 to 2007, to 97 UK universities. Estimating using a Hausman–Taylor model to control for the possible correlation between our explanatory variables and unobservable university-level effects, we find that the fees charged may influence the application decision of some students, but that any relationship between levels of fees and applications is non-linear. The quality of education provided is positively and significantly related to the number of applications. Proximity to London and the existing popularity of a university among home applicants, are also significant predictors of university applications.
KW - UK universities
KW - Demand estimation
KW - Overseas students
U2 - 10.1016/j.econedurev.2009.10.016
DO - 10.1016/j.econedurev.2009.10.016
M3 - Journal article
VL - 29
SP - 553
EP - 565
JO - Economics of Education Review
JF - Economics of Education Review
SN - 0272-7757
IS - 4
ER -