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Beyond education: International student inflow and outbound cross-border mergers and acquisitions

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  • Wang, Hao
  • Tan, Shuting
  • Han, Yonghui

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This paper investigates the impact of international education exchange on cross-border mergers and acquisitions (CBMA). Using a comprehensive panel dataset covering 141 countries from 2006 to 2018, we find that international students studying in China have a positive impact on China’s outbound CBMA. Such an effect operates through diplomatic relations, economic cooperation and cultural convergence as the underlying mechanisms. The effect of international education exchange is more pronounced for degree-seeking students than for non-degree-seeking students. Moreover, non-degree-seeking scholarship recipients exert a stronger influence on CBMA than degree-seeking scholarship recipients.

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  • Wang, Hao & Tan, Shuting & Han, Yonghui, 2025. "Beyond education: International student inflow and outbound cross-border mergers and acquisitions," Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, Elsevier, vol. 101(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:intfin:v:101:y:2025:i:c:s1042443125000332
    DOI: 10.1016/j.intfin.2025.102143
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    Keywords

    International education exchange; Cross-border mergers and acquisitions; Liability of foreignness;
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    JEL classification:

    • F23 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business - - - Multinational Firms; International Business
    • Z13 - Other Special Topics - - Cultural Economics - - - Economic Sociology; Economic Anthropology; Language; Social and Economic Stratification

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