Globally we are living in difficult times when peace and human security have become big challenges that could have negative implications if not addressed properly. University students -the future leaders are also the victims of such threats and some of them involve themselves in violence by...

This paper investigates the effect of studying abroad on students ́success at university. Using an extensive dataset, propensity score matching is applied to account for possible self-selection into international mobility. Our empirical analysis suggests that a temporary study-related visit...

We estimate the effects of student employment on academic performance. Performance is measured by grades achieved one and a half years after entering university. We use the amount of financial aid students receive after application as a source of exogenous variation in the probability or being...

Policy makers are increasingly searching for ways to allow more disadvantaged students to access and complete higher education. The quickly growing (quasi-)experimental literature on policy interventions in higher education provide the opportunity to identify the causal effects of these...