Living-arrangement and university choice of Dutch prospective students

Carla Sá (1, 2) , Raymond J G M Florax (3, 4) , Piet Rietveld (4, 5)

1 NIPE
2 CIPES
3 Department of Agricultural Economics
4 Spatial Economics
5 Tinbergen Institute

This paper analyses the nature of university choice and living-arrangement decisions of Dutch prospective students. A random utility maximization nested logit model of living-arrangement and university-choice decisions is estimated. Estimation results show that distance deters both prospective students living at the parental home and those living elsewhere. Dutch youngsters appear not to be guided by investment motives. They attend the university where their high school peers go. Tight housing markets lower the probability of choosing a given university. Male and low-income students stay longer with their parents in comparison to prospective students with non-Dutch parents.

Mots clés: Social Sciences & Humanities

Carla Sá, Raymond J G M Florax, Piet Rietveld. Living-arrangement and university choice of Dutch prospective students. Regional Studies, 2011, pp.1. ⟨10.1080/00343404.2010.529119⟩. ⟨hal-00663399⟩