Does studying abroad influence graduates' wages? A literature review.

Autor/inn/en	Netz, Nicolai; Cordua, Fine
Titel	Does studying abroad influence graduates' wages? A literature review.
Quelle	In: Journal of international students, 11 (2021) 4, S. 768-789Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2166-3750
DOI	10.32674/jis.v11i4.4008
Schlagwörter	Mobilität; Einkommenseffekt; Berufserfolg; Hochschulbildung; Studium; Ausland
Abstract	In this article, we review quantitative studies that empirically examine whether studying abroad influences graduates' wages. Our review suggests that studying abroad has a moderate positive effect on graduates' early-career wages in various national and institutional settings. However, this effect tends to vary across groups of graduates, employment contexts, and types of stays abroad. Employer change, access to large and multinational companies, and access to high-wage labor markets abroad appear to be the most relevant mechanisms mediating the effect of studying abroad on wages. Other mechanisms, such as improved language skills and a greater tendency to pursue further education, turn out to be less relevant. Overall, our review illustrates that this area of research has made great progress in recent years, but it can be further advanced by standardization of study designs, internationally comparative and longitudinal datasets, analyses of further mediating mechanisms, and new research questions.
Erfasst von	GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften, Mannheim
Update	2023/1