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International students will offer a big boost to the US economy this back-to-school season

  • Written by Barnet Sherman, Professor, Multinational Finance and Trade, Boston University
imageMove-in day at the University of Southern California attracts students from around the world.Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

Of the millions of young adults heading off to college this fall, many will be international students. If trends continue, about 1 million students from around the world will come to the U.S. to pursue...

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