Affiliations: [a] School of Economics and Management, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Xitucheng Road, Beijing, China
| [b] School of Management and Economics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China
| [c] University of Peshawar, Pakistan
| [d] University of International Business and Economics, Beijing, China
Correspondence:
[*]
Corresponding auhtor: Kashif Iqbal, School of Economics and Management, Beijing University of Posts and
Telecommunications, Xitucheng Road, Haidian District Post Code: 100876 Beijing, China. Tel.: +86 13051390213;
E-mail: kashii42@yahoo.com.
Abstract: The People’s Republic of China (PRC) has become an international student destination, a phenomenon that requires researching its consequences and implications. This study investigates influences on international students’ decision to leave or to stay in China after completing their studies. Through a snowball sampling technique, empirical data were gleaned from 283 foreign students in different universities in China. Using a binary logit model, the results show that the majority of respondents wish to stay and to work in China. While most foreign students value high wages, many prefer the working conditions and lifestyle in China. Yet some students are cynical about the limited job opportunities for foreigners in China, which compel them to leave after completing their studies. Despite its limitations, this empirical study not only provides pertinent future-research paths but also policymaking recommendations.
Keywords: Brain-gain migration, logit model, random utility theory, China
