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The Impact of Higher Education Institutions in Low-Density Territories

2021-08Research article Open access
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datacite.subject.fosCiências Sociais
datacite.subject.sdg04:Educação de Qualidade
datacite.subject.sdg10:Reduzir as Desigualdades
dc.contributor.authorCristina Pereira Pedroen_US
dc.contributor.authorJoaquim Mouratoen_US
dc.contributor.authorJoão Emílio Alvesen_US
dc.contributor.authorMiguel Serafimen_US
dc.date.accessioned2025-12-04T11:09:14Z
dc.date.available2025-12-04T11:09:14Z
dc.date.issued2021-08en_US
dc.date.updated2025-12-03T12:14:22Z
dc.description.abstractThis article highlights the relevance of the location of HEIs in low-density territories in Portugal, using the Polytechnic Institute of Portalegre as a case study. Based on the American Council Education model and following a surveying approach to faculty, staff, and students, this research accounts for the total spending of incoming academics, other nonlocal university members and their visitors, that positively impacts regional development. A demand-side approach was followed so that indirect and induced effects could also be estimated. The main aim of this research paper is to quantify the total impact arising from the location of the Polytechnic in a given region, measured by economic and social indicators such as the financial return from public funds invested in the region, the number of jobs created, and the impact on the local gross domestic product. The results show an impact of more than EUR 17 million in the territory where the Polytechnic operates, representing 3.68% of the local GDP. The institution was also found to be the third major employer in the region, responsible for the creation of 471 jobs that account for 2.25% of the local economically active population.eng
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dc.identifier.citationPereira, Cristina, Joaquim Mourato, João Alves, and Miguel Serafim. 2021. The Impact of Higher Education Institutions in Low-Density Territories. Economies 9: 112. https://doi.org/10.3390/ economies9030112
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/economies9030112en_US
dc.identifier.slugcv-prod-2571615
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/60219
dc.language.isoeng
dc.peerreviewedyes
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjecthigher education institution
dc.subjecteconomic impact
dc.subjectregional development
dc.subjectlow-density regions
dc.titleThe Impact of Higher Education Institutions in Low-Density Territoriesen_US
dc.typeresearch articleen_US
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.titleEconomiesen_US
oaire.versionhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85
rcaap.cv.cienciaid8416-B322-2BDF | Joaquim Mourato
rcaap.rightsopenAccessen_US

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