Publication Date:
2020
Short description:
Drop-out decisions in a cohort of Italian university students / Atzeni, Gianfranco; Deidda, Luca; Delogu, Marco; Paolini, Dimitri. - 2020-05:(2020).
abstract:
We study the determinants of student drop-out decisions using data on a cohort of over 230000
students enrolled in the Italian university system. We find that students who leave their homes to
enrol at university (off-site students) drop out significantly less than those who study in their home
town. We provide significant evidence that off-site students are a self-selected sample of the total
population. Accordingly, we use an instrumental variable (IV) approach to identify the causal
relationship. The IV estimation finds that studying off-site negatively affects drop-out decisions and
more so for students growing up in the south of Italy who typically study off-site in the centre-north
of Italy.
students enrolled in the Italian university system. We find that students who leave their homes to
enrol at university (off-site students) drop out significantly less than those who study in their home
town. We provide significant evidence that off-site students are a self-selected sample of the total
population. Accordingly, we use an instrumental variable (IV) approach to identify the causal
relationship. The IV estimation finds that studying off-site negatively affects drop-out decisions and
more so for students growing up in the south of Italy who typically study off-site in the centre-north
of Italy.
Iris type:
2.1 Contributo in volume (Capitolo o Saggio)
Keywords:
Drop out, Location choice, instrumental variable, higher education
List of contributors:
Atzeni, Gianfranco; Deidda, Luca; Delogu, Marco; Paolini, Dimitri
Book title:
CRENOS
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