Üniversite Öğrenci Harcamalarının Analizi ve Bölge Ekonomilerine Katkılarını Belirlemeye Yönelik Bir Araştırma(An Empirical Research For University Students’ Expenses Impacts on Local Development)

In this study, universities which have important position in local development are analyzed in terms of the impacts on the regional development process. An improved questionnaire related to this subject is to the 554 students of Gönen Vocational High School in Balıkesir University. According to the research findings, university students spend their money on entertainment (34%), accomodation, energy and communication (23%), food and beverage (18%), clothing (11%), transportation (10%) and stationery expenses (4%) in a month respectively. In 2006–2007 Academic Year the monthly expenses of per students are taken place as 518,86 YTL. 554 university students in the research spend total 2.300.000 YTL in 2006–2007 Academic Year. Another notable finding in the research that the university students spend amount of their money on renting film CDs and in the internet cafe’s.