Carmen Aina
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To Stay or to Move? Freshmen and University Accessibility in Italy
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Year:
2012
ABSTRACT
The paper analyses the effects of the number of university degree courses available in the province
of residence on the probability of studying in that province rather than moving to a different one.
The supply of degree courses outside the province of residence is weighted by a spatial matrix
where the distance between the province of residence and any other province is imputed in minutes.
The results confirm that the probability of enrolling in a faculty located in the same province
of residence is positively correlated to the number of courses available. In particular, the probability
of enrolling at university in the province of residence is higher for the departments where the
attendance is compulsory (i.e. Engineering). The enrolment behaviour of freshmen differs according
to gender, with females more sensitive to the supply of local degree courses.
KEYWORDS: freshmen, university accessibility, number of degree courses, spatial distance.
JEL Classification: I23.
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The Determinants of Success and Failure of Italian University Students. Evidence from administrative data
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Year:
2011
We use unique administrative data from a large private Italian university to estimate whether individual
characteristics, academic performance, geographical mobility and family size may affect
completion of a degree course or not. Several outcomes are taken into account, namely the probability
of withdrawal for voluntary or involuntary reasons, of graduating within the minimum period,
and graduating with top marks. Our estimates highlight that all the above aspects drive the outcomes
analysed. Poor high school performance in particular increases the chances of non-completion and
graduation after the legal length of the course. In contrast, higher final high school marks, a more
academic-oriented diploma, living in a small family and being commuters result in a higher probability
of gaining a degree with top marks and within the minimum period.
Key words: survival analysis, dropout, stopouts, time-to-degree, undergraduate performance.
JEL Classification: J24, I23.
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