Gravitational Model of the Occupational Mobility of the Higher Education Graduates

Regional favouritism in Chinese university admissions

“…Furthermore, our paper contributes to the debate about the university enrolment determinants. Pursuing higher education involves a migration decision by students, and many scholars have studied this issue from the demand side using individual-level data either from investment theory or consumption motives (e.g., Baryla & Dotterweich, 2001;Frenette, 2006Frenette, , 2009Lauer, 2003;Lungu et al, 2014;McHugh & Morgan, 1984;Sa et al, 2004;Steiner & Wrohlich, 2012). 6 While the university plays a decisive role in student migration by setting quotas, it is rarely considered.…”