Lovén, Ida
- Institutionen för ekonomi, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
Sammanfattning
Universities are often viewed as engines of local economic growth that could mitigate rural depopulation. However, university studies might make individuals more prone to move. We explore this issue in a quasi-experiment arising due to a sudden reduction in the number of student places at a regional university in northern Sweden in 1998. We find that the reduction in student places affected both educational choices and long-term migration. Women studied at a university further from home and became more mobile, while men neither studied nor moved. Also, to study at a distant university had a larger impact on migration than studies nearby. This heterogeneity contributes to the understanding of how education affects migration from rural areas.
Nyckelord
internal migration; education; quasi-experiment; rural population; Sweden
Publicerad i
Papers in Regional Science
2020, volym: 99, nummer: 5, sidor: 1339-1365
Utgivare: WILEY
SLU författare
Globala målen (SDG)
SDG4 God utbildning för alla
SDG5 Jämställdhet
UKÄ forskningsämne
Kulturgeografi
Publikationens identifierare
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/pirs.12530
Permanent länk till denna sida (URI)
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/105270