Study Abroad Programmes and Student Academic Performance: Evidence From Erasmus

41 Pages Posted: 21 May 2022

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Silvia Granato

European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC); University of Warwick, Economics Department

Gianluca Mazzarella

European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC)

Sylke V. Schnepf

University of Southampton - Southampton Statistical Sciences Research Institute (S3RI); IZA Institute of Labor Economics

Enkelejda Havari

Catholic University of Lille - IESEG School of Management; St. Anna School of Advanced Studies - Laboratory of Economics and Management (LEM); IZA Institute of Labor Economics

Abstract

Exploiting admission thresholds for participating in Erasmus, the most popular study abroad programme in Europe, we show implementing a regression discontinuity design that students' mobility does not delay graduation and, in addition, has a positive and significant impact on the final graduation marks of undergraduate students. We find that Erasmus mobility improves graduation results for undergraduate students enrolled in scientific and technical fields and for those who apply in the first year of their studies. Finally, the positive impact on performance at graduation is stronger for students who visit foreign universities of relatively lower quality compared to their home university.

Keywords: Study abroad, university, Erasmus

Suggested Citation

Granato, Silvia and Mazzarella, Gianluca and Schnepf, Sylke V. and Havari, Enkelejda, Study Abroad Programmes and Student Academic Performance: Evidence From Erasmus. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4116237 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4116237

Silvia Granato (Contact Author)

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Gianluca Mazzarella

European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) ( email )

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Sylke V. Schnepf

University of Southampton - Southampton Statistical Sciences Research Institute (S3RI) ( email )

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IZA Institute of Labor Economics

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Enkelejda Havari

Catholic University of Lille - IESEG School of Management ( email )

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St. Anna School of Advanced Studies - Laboratory of Economics and Management (LEM)

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IZA Institute of Labor Economics

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Bonn, D-53072
Germany

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