Contribution of Universities to The Economy of Provinces and Consumption Structure of Students: The Case of Muş Alparslan University

<p align="center"><strong><em>Abstract</em></strong></p><p><em>The main purpose of this study is to analyze the impact of the </em><em>Muş Alparslan</em><em> University on the economy of the province in terms of income, employment and expenditure structure of students by using the data set obtained from surveys applied to the students</em><em> of Muş Alparslan</em><em> University. It has been observed that </em><em>Muş Alparslan</em><em> University has a contribution of 894 personnel recruitment in total, 417 direct and 477 indirect recruitment; besides, it has a contribution of 40.662.570 TL income in total, 11.075.394 TL direct and 29.587.176 TL indirect income. In general, </em><em>average</em><em> </em><em>propensity to consume</em><em> of the students is found high with the rate of 97,1% (</em><em>average</em><em> </em><em>propensity to save</em><em> 2,9%).</em></p><p><strong><em>Keywords</em></strong><em>:</em><em> Muş Alparslan</em><em> University</em><em>,</em><em>Marginal Propensity to Consume</em><em>, Average Propensity to Consume</em></p><p><strong><em>JEL Classification Codes:</em></strong><em> </em><em>D12, R11</em>