CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2011
| Author | Chonkova, Blagovesta Lyubomirova |
|---|---|
| Title | BRAIN GAIN WITHIN STRUCTURAL UNCERTAINTY? CASE STUDY ON THE HIGHER EDUCATION ENROLLMENT RATES IN BULGARIA |
| Summary | From 2000 to 2008 gross enrollment rates in higher education institutions in Bulgaria rose only sluggishly (around 50 percentage points less) relative to the other new member states of the EU. The current paper aims to explain this pattern, which diverges from the optimistic predictions of the brain gain theory that increased prospects for migration would motivate more pupils to pursue higher education at home. It is found out that the neglected by the proponents of the theory role of the structural determinants, within which individual decisions are taken, can significantly disrupt the positive effect of migration prospects on the enrollment rates in higher education institutions in the source country. Elaborating on the individual level decision structure of students and testing the generated propositions with empirical data from Bulgaria and Romania, the paper proposes a narrative explaining the deviation of the Bulgarian enrollment rate patterns, which focuses on the role of the quality of education and labor market conditions for individuals’ decisions of individuals to pursue higher education. |
| Supervisor | Bodenstein, Thilo |
| Department | Public Policy MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2011/chonkova_blagovesta.pdf |
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