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This paper provides the first evidence on the impact of exposure to international
students on the long-term outcomes of native students. I combine unique survey
and administrative data from the Netherlands covering one million students
across three decades and employ an across-cohort design. I find that exposure
to international students leads natives to (i) form social ties with non-natives,
(ii) hold more positive attitudes towards migration and learning about other
cultures, and (iii) seek opportunities abroad. Notably, I find precisely estimated
zero effects on employment, income, entrepreneurship, and the share of international
co-workers up to 25 years after university entry.
