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Title
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English:What influences the direction and magnitude of Asian student mobility? Macro data analysis focusing on restricting factors and lifelong planning 
Author
Japanese: 佐藤由利子.  
English: Yuriko Sato.  
Language English 
Journal/Book name
Japanese: 
English:Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education 
Volume, Number, Page        
Published date Oct. 15, 2021 
Publisher
Japanese: 
English:Taylor and Francis 
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Official URL https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03057925.2021.1976618
 
DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/03057925.2021.1976618
Abstract This study aims to explore the factors that influence Asian student mobility using a life planning model, which focuses on students’ lifelong planning and restricting factors in decision making. As a result of macro data analysis of student mobility from six Asian source countries to eight major destinations from 1999 to 2017, the income gap between source country and destination country shows a negative correlation with student mobility, which supports the hypothesis that a decrease in budgetary constraints promotes study abroad. This finding is contrary to the assumption of the traditional push-and-pull model. This may be explained by the expansion of a middle-class population who are eager to send their children abroad whenever the budgetary constraint is lifted. Bilateral trade shows a positive correlation, which supports the hypothesis that prospect of employment, associated with economic connectedness, promotes study abroad.

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