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University spatial competition for students: the Italian case

Year: 2016

Type: article

Abstract: University spatial competition for students: the Italian case. Regional Studies. The ability to attract students has become crucial for the sustainability of universities, especially in Southern Europe, where the decrease of governmental funding has been dramatic following the financial crisis. By using a competing destinations model on the student flows to 75 Italian universities in the period 2003–12, and modelling university competition with respect to different market segmentations, the paper provides evidence that Italian universities operated under competition forces in the last decade. Results hold when controlling for universities’ educational offer, trying different definitions of university attractiveness, excluding private academic institutions and limiting the analysis to non-selective courses.

Source: Regional Studies

DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2015.1135240

Authors: Mattia Cattaneo, Paolo Malighetti, Michele Meoli, Stefano Paleari

Institution: University of Bergamo

Language: English

Topic: Higher Education Governance and Development

Subfield: Political Science and International Relations

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: green

Funder: Fondazione Cariplo