The effects of higher education policy on the location decision of individuals: Evidence from Florida's Bright Futures Scholarship Program

Determinants of Regional Growth in Portugal: An Empirical Analysis

“…(Alm and Winters, 2009;Blackwell et al, 2002;Card, 1995;Hickman, 2009;Groen, 2004;Groen and White, 2004;Huffman and Quigley, 2002;Winter, 2011). A significant growth proportion of the so-called "smart cities" is due to former students whom are rooted in the region after completing their higher education.…”

The effect of polytechnic reform on migration

“…Extensive prior analyses suggest that the propensity to move increases 7 with the level of education (e.g., Jaeger et al, 2010;Faggian, McCann and Sheppard, 2007;Tunali, 2000). 5 However, only recently have policy reforms provided evidence in support of the positive causal relationship; see Hickman (2009), Machin et al (2011), and Malamud and Wozniak (2010.…”

“…1 Although prior analyses of the relationship between education and migration behaviour are extensive, only the recent studies by Hickman (2009), Machin, Pelkonen and Salvanes (2011), and Malamud and Wozniak (2010) have utilized policy reforms to study the relationship between education and migration. Hickman (2009) considers the extent to which a merit-based aid programme in Florida has affected the location decisions of the college-educated. His results show that those eligible for the programme are significantly more likely to locate in Florida after completing their education than those who were not eligible.…”

Human capital, higher education institutions, and quality of life

“…universities in the area, and many of the most highly educated areas are home to major state universities (Winters 2011). Higher education institutions increase the local human capital stock in at least two ways: 1) they increase access to higher education for local residents and make it more likely that local high school graduates will pursue post-secondary education (Card 1995;Alm and Winters 2009); and 2) they bring in students from outside the area seeking an education and some of these student in-migrants end up staying in the area after their education is complete (Blackwell, Cobb and Weinberg 2002;Huffman and Quigley 2002;Groen 2004;Groen and White 2004;Hickman 2009). 4 Winters (2011) suggests that most of the differential in-migration to high human capital cities is due to students moving to pursue higher education and that most of the growth of so-called "smart cities" is due to recent student in-migrants staying in an area after finishing their education.…”