How Sub-Saharan African Countries Students Choose Where to Study Abroad: The Case of Benin

This article provides new evidence on how students choose a country of destination to conduct their academic studies. Based on a multinomial logistic model, it examines the contribution of the quality of education, institutions and the host country’s economic factors to the choice of the destination...

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Main Author:	Gildas Kadoukpè Magbondé
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Cogitatio 2021-03-01
Series:	Social Inclusion
Subjects:	academic life benin china economic opportunities education european union migrations north america
Online Access:	https://www.cogitatiopress.com/socialinclusion/article/view/3647

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title	How Sub-Saharan African Countries Students Choose Where to Study Abroad: The Case of Benin
title_short	How Sub-Saharan African Countries Students Choose Where to Study Abroad: The Case of Benin
title_full	How Sub-Saharan African Countries Students Choose Where to Study Abroad: The Case of Benin
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series	Social Inclusion
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description	This article provides new evidence on how students choose a country of destination to conduct their academic studies. Based on a multinomial logistic model, it examines the contribution of the quality of education, institutions and the host country’s economic factors to the choice of the destination country. The results indicate that quality education and institutions in the host country are the reasons why students show preference for Western countries—North America and the EU. On the other hand, China is chosen as a destination country for its quality of education—compared to Benin—and not because of its institutional infrastructure. Furthermore, the results do not confirm the hypothesis that African student migration is poverty-driven, as economic factors do not affect the choice of any destination country.
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How Sub-Saharan African Countries Students Choose Where to Study Abroad: The Case of Benin

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