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Impact of High-Speed Railways on Student Preference among Turkish Provinces: A Gravity Model Approach

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  • Þerife Deniz Kolat

    (BATMAN ÜNÝVERSÝTESÝ, SOSYAL BÝLÝMLER MESLEK YÜKSEKOKULU, Türkiye)

  • Deniz Göktaþ

    (Bilecik Þeyh Edebali University, Türkiye)

  • Jülide Andiç

    (Istanbul Gedik University, Türkiye)

Abstract

In Türkiye, students are admitted to universities through centralised examinations, which enable them to choose cities outside their residential town. Over the past two decades, Türkiye has expanded higher education by establishing new universities and augmenting the enrollment capacities of existing universities. Therefore, each province has at least one state university, depending on the potential demand for higher education in the corresponding region. The establishment of new universities nationwide has led to an increase in student mobility between provinces. We employ a gravity model to analyse higher education student mobility among Turkish provinces, positing that both the distance between cities and the potential student population influence student movement between provinces. We utilise the R package thestats, created by Çavuþ and Aydýn (2022), which is based on the YÖK-ATLAS data from 2018 to 2020. Our findings suggest that the gravity model explains the student flows among the provinces of Türkiye.

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  • Þerife Deniz Kolat & Deniz Göktaþ & Jülide Andiç, 2025. "Impact of High-Speed Railways on Student Preference among Turkish Provinces: A Gravity Model Approach," International Econometric Review (IER), Econometric Research Association, vol. 17(1), pages 17-28, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:erh:journl:v:17:y:2025:i:1:p:17-28
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    JEL classification:

    • C23 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Models with Panel Data; Spatio-temporal Models
    • A22 - General Economics and Teaching - - Economic Education and Teaching of Economics - - - Undergraduate
    • I21 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Analysis of Education
    • I23 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Higher Education; Research Institutions

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