Dimensions of migrant well-being: Evidence from The Gallup World Poll

Esipova, Neli; Pugliese, Anita; Ray, Julie; Kanitkar, Kirti

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“…Results of comparisons between migrants and stayers in the Gallup World Poll are suggestive of the importance of the relative levels of subjective well‐being in the sending and receiving countries, with well‐being higher among migrants to developed countries than stayers, but lower among migrants to developing countries (Esipova et al. 2013).…”

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Migration as a test of the happiness set‐point hypothesis: Evidence from immigration to Canada and the United Kingdom

Helliwell

Shiplett

Bonikowska

2020

Canadian J of Economics

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Strong versions of the set-point hypothesis argue that subjective well-being measures reflect primarily each individual's own personality and that deviations are temporary. International migration provides an excellent test, since life circumstances and subjective well-being differ greatly among countries. With or without adjustments for selection effects, the levels and distributions of immigrant life-satisfaction scores for immigrants to the United Kingdom and Canada from up to 100 source countries mimic those in their destination countries, and even the destination regions within those countries, rather than those in their source countries, showing that subjective life evaluations are substantially driven by life circumstances and respond when those circumstances change. Résumé. L'immigration comme test de la théorie des seuils de bonheur : l'exemple du Canada et du Royaume-Uni. Les principaux tenants de la théorie des seuils de bonheur font valoir que les évaluations subjectives du bien-être reflètent essentiellement la personnalité de chaque individu, et que les dérogations à ces seuils ne sont que temporaires. L'immigration internationale offre un excellent moyen de mettre cette théorie à l'épreuve étant donné que les circonstances de vie ainsi que le bien-être subjectif varient considérablement d'un pays à l'autre. Avec ou sans ajustements relatifs

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Migration as a test of the happiness set‐point hypothesis: Evidence from immigration to Canada and the United Kingdom

Helliwell

Shiplett

Bonikowska

2020

Canadian J of Economics

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“…Research using GWP data shows that North-to-North migrants experience gains in various perceived well-being dimensions, unlike migrants moving from other contexts (Esipova et al, 2013). The countries from which the migrants in this paper moved are relatively advanced and culturally similar to the destination countries, which likely facilitates their assimilation and adaptation.…”

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“…GWP is probability-based and nationally representative (of populations aged 15 and over), polling about 1,000 individuals per country and over-sampling some countries such as Russia. While not specifically designed to study migration, GWP's comprehensiveness enables the analysis of immigrants and their experiences (Esipova, Pugliese, Ray, & Kanitkar, 2013). In addition, Gallup researchers weight the data, so that they are comparable between migrants and stayers.…”

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In transit: The well-being of migrants from transition and post-transition countries

Nikolova

Graham

2015

Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization

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“…Second, while the majority of the studies find a negative association between happiness and migration, the results depend on country of origin (Simpson, 2014). Research using GWP data shows that North-to-North migrants experience gains in various perceived well-being dimensions, unlike migrants moving from other contexts (Esipova et al, 2013). The countries from which the migrants in this paper moved are relatively advanced and culturally similar to the destination countries, which likely facilitates their assimilation and adaptation.…”

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In Transit: The Well-Being of Migrants from Transition and Post-Transition Countries

Nikolova

Graham

2014

SSRN Journal

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In Transit: The Well-Being of Migrants from Transition and Post-Transition CountriesThe extant literature has focused on migration's consequences for the receiving countries. In this paper, we ask a different but important question: how much do migrants gain from moving to another country? Using Gallup World Poll data and a methodology combining statistical matching with difference-in-differences, we assess migration's effects on the wellbeing of migrants from transition economies. We contribute to the literature by showing that in addition to increasing household income, migration enhances subjective well-being and satisfaction with freedom. The results are robust to sensitivity checks. Understanding the causal effects of migration on perceived and actual well-being is crucial for an informed public policy debate and has direct implications for social cohesion and integration policy.

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Dimensions of migrant well-being: Evidence from The Gallup World Poll

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Migration as a test of the happiness set‐point hypothesis: Evidence from immigration to Canada and the United Kingdom

Migration as a test of the happiness set‐point hypothesis: Evidence from immigration to Canada and the United Kingdom

In transit: The well-being of migrants from transition and post-transition countries

In Transit: The Well-Being of Migrants from Transition and Post-Transition Countries

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