The 'gravity' of quality: research quality and the attractiveness of universities in Italy

The 'gravity' of quality: research quality and the attractiveness of universities in Italy

This paper investigates whether or not research quality is significantly associated with a university's ability to attract students from other provinces in Italy. First-university enrolments of students over the period 2003-11 are regressed on universities' research-quality indicators comp...

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Veröffentlicht in:Regional studies 2019-10, Vol.53 (10), p.1385-1396
Hauptverfasser: Bratti, Massimiliano, Verzillo, Stefano
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Ability
Bibliometrics
College students
Colleges & universities
Elasticity
Gravitation
Gravitational effects
Gravity
Italy
Provinces
Quality management
research quality
student mobility
Students
university
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Zusammenfassung:This paper investigates whether or not research quality is significantly associated with a university's ability to attract students from other provinces in Italy. First-university enrolments of students over the period 2003-11 are regressed on universities' research-quality indicators computed from various bibliometric databases using fixed-effects gravity models. The estimates suggest that research performance is a significant predictor of student enrolment, with estimated elasticities between 0.013 and 0.059, depending on the indicator used.
ISSN:0034-3404
1360-0591
DOI:10.1080/00343404.2019.1566701