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Four Essays on University Economics - KOPS - Universität Konstanz

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Table 3.15: Variable descripti<strong>on</strong><br />

variable descripti<strong>on</strong> source<br />

Return of foreign students<br />

time since graduati<strong>on</strong> number of m<strong>on</strong>ths since end of study period<br />

age students’ age KAAD<br />

trip home dummy for home visit (1 if home visit) KAAD<br />

time spent in Germany number of m<strong>on</strong>ths since arrival in Germany KAAD<br />

agricultural sciences dummy for field of study (1 if agricultural sciences) KAAD<br />

technical sciences dummy for field of study (1 if technical sciences) KAAD<br />

medicine dummy for field of study (1 if medicine) KAAD<br />

EBP dummy for field of study (1 if ec<strong>on</strong>omics, business or politics) KAAD<br />

law dummy for field of study (1 if law) KAAD<br />

German dummy for field of study (1 if German) KAAD<br />

seminar dummy for participati<strong>on</strong> in KAAD seminar (1 if participated) KAAD<br />

linguistic proximity linguistic proximity between Germany and home country (1 indicating closest proximity) Eff (2004)<br />

comm<strong>on</strong> history dummy for comm<strong>on</strong> history (col<strong>on</strong>ial and imperial ties) between Germany and home country (1 if ties present) Eff (2004)<br />

Africa dummy for country area (1 if student comes from Africa)<br />

Asia dummy for country area (1 if student comes from Asia)<br />

Middle East dummy for country area (1 if student comes from the Middle East)<br />

Latin America dummy for country area (1 if student comes from Latin America)<br />

Eastern Europe dummy for country area (1 if student comes from Eastern Europe)<br />

stock of compatriots number of compatriots living in Germany Federal Bureau of Migrati<strong>on</strong><br />

female dummy for students’ gender (1 if female) KAAD<br />

catholic dummy for being roman catholic (1 if catholic) KAAD<br />

share of catholics share of populati<strong>on</strong> which is catholic La Porta et al. (1999)<br />

Program 1 dummy for program 1 (1 if participant of program 1) KAAD<br />

Program 3 dummy for program 3 (1 if participant of program 3) KAAD<br />

unemployment rate, Germany rate of unemployed people with university degree in Germany IAB<br />

avg. growth rate, Home GDP growth rate in home country, three year average world bank, WDI<br />

GDP, p.c., Germany GDP per capita corrected for purchasing power parity in Germany world bank, WDI<br />

GDP, p.c., Home GDP per capita corrected for purchasing power parity in home country world bank, WDI<br />

trade volume p.c. bilateral trade, sum of exports from and imports to Germany divided by populati<strong>on</strong> of home country, three year average DOTS<br />

freedom, Home sum of civil liberties and political rights indicators (between 2 (highest) and 14) Freedom House<br />

ec<strong>on</strong>omic freedom, Home level of ec<strong>on</strong>omic freedom in home country (between 1 and 10) Fraser Institute<br />

missing women dummy for countries in which there are missing women (1 if missing women) Klasen and Wink (2003)<br />

female labor force participati<strong>on</strong> percentage of female labor force divided by percentage of female populati<strong>on</strong> in home country WDI<br />

law 1993 dummy for legal situati<strong>on</strong> (1 if graduati<strong>on</strong> between 1993 and 1997)<br />

law 1997 dummy for legal situati<strong>on</strong> (1 if graduati<strong>on</strong> between 1997 and 2000)<br />

law 2000 dummy for legal situati<strong>on</strong> (1 if graduati<strong>on</strong> between 2000 and 2005)<br />

law 2005 dummy for legal situati<strong>on</strong> (1 if graduati<strong>on</strong> after 2005)<br />

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