Four Essays on University Economics - KOPS - Universität Konstanz
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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