Distance Does Matter, but Time Is Critical. The Role of Spatial and Institutional Features in Choosing HEI

Autor/inn/en	Szymczak, Wojciech; Gajderowicz, Tomasz
Titel	Distance Does Matter, but Time Is Critical. The Role of Spatial and Institutional Features in Choosing HEI
Quelle	In: Journal of School Choice, 17 (2023) 2, S.223-253 (31 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Szymczak, Wojciech) ORCID (Gajderowicz, Tomasz)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1558-2159
DOI	10.1080/15582159.2022.2162129
Schlagwörter	Higher Education; College Choice; Majors (Students); Student Interests; Barriers; Proximity; Transportation; Foreign Countries; Disadvantaged; College Students; Human Capital; School Location; Poland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Studienortwahl; Studieninteresse; Lebensnähe; Verkehrswesen; Ausland; Collegestudent; Humankapital; Schulgelände; Polen
Abstract	This study aims to discover the barriers to studying a major aligned with personal interests. We applied a unique dataset on real retrospective choices of prospective students in Poland and utilized Random Parameter Multinomial Logistic Regression to model the preferences. We used driving time instead of geographical proximity to abolish the assumption of equal access to transport in Poland. Results from the nationally representative survey found a significant trade-off between driving time and personal interest compliance -- one is willing to pay 2 hours in driving time to study a major that strongly matches her interest. The results were coherent with stated-choice studies, except for the average earnings after graduation. There was significant heterogeneity in the subjective willingness to pay between the NUTS2 regions in Poland, suggesting that some regions' poor academic attractiveness might incentivize prospective students to move out. The continued trend might contribute to an increase in spatial human capital inequalities in Poland, as high achieving students will choose to study in academically oriented higher education institutions, while the disadvantaged might not have enough resources to bear the cost of commuting. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01