Cities’ attraction and retention of graduates: a more-than-economic approach

Lena Imeraj; Didier Willaert; Nissa Finney; Sylvie Gadeyne

doi:10.1080/00343404.2017.1362499

Cities’ attraction and retention of graduates: a more-than-economic approach

Lena Imeraj, Didier Willaert, Nissa Finney, Sylvie Gadeyne

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Abstract

In skilled migration research, the role of the study location in graduates' residential behaviour remains unclear. This paper addresses this lacuna by examining the attractiveness and retention of higher education cities for local attendants in the period after study, using Belgium as an empirical case study. Drawing on a unique linkage of census and register data for 1991- 2010, logistic and Cox regressions illustrate the relative success of smaller cities once individual, familial and contextual factors are considered. Location-specific characteristics beyond the economic are found to shape skilled migration towards the higher education localities, particularly in the short term.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1086-1097
Number of pages	12
Journal	Regional Studies
Volume	52
Issue number	8
Early online date	23 Aug 2017
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/00343404.2017.1362499
Publication status	Published - 2018

Keywords

Internal migration
Location-specific capital
Graduates
High education cities
Belgium

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