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Table 5 Benchmark results: regression of happiness on immigration flows

From: The effects of international migration on the well-being of native populations in Europe

 

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Happiness

Immigration Variables

Ln (Immflow1YearLag)

0.589***

[0.190]

Ln (Immflow2YearLag)

-0.747***

[0.248]

[Ln (Immflow1YearLag)]^2

-0.0143***

[0.00473]

[Ln (Immflow2YearLag)]^2

0.0913***

[0.0321]

Macro Controls

EU

0.226**

[0.0901]

Real GDP Growth Rate

0.0624**

[0.0251]

Unemployment Rate

-0.0211

[0.0132]

Demographic Controls

Age

-0.0655***

[0.00636]

Age^2

0.000678***

[0.000059]

Ln(Real Income)

1.021***

[0.312]

[Ln(Real Income)]^2

-0.0381**

[0.0181]

Bad Health

0.876***

[0.119]

Fair Health

1.636***

[0.120]

Good Health

2.197***

[0.125]

Very Good Health

2.694***

[0.136]

Female

0.134***

[0.0294]

Married

0.537***

[0.0443]

Separated

-0.392***

[0.0832]

Divorced

-0.147***

[0.0403]

Widow

-0.166**

[0.0702]

Years of Education

0.0179***

[0.00528]

Child At Home

-0.0401

[0.0277]

Ln(Religiosity)

0.272***

[0.0387]

Year Fixed Effects

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Country Fixed Effects

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Intercept

-1.447

[1.602]

N

143375

 

R-Squared

0.226

 
  1. *Statistically Significant at the 10.0% Level.
  2. **Statistically Significant at the 5.0% Level.
  3. ***Statistically Significant at the 1.0% Level.
  4. Clustered Heteroskedasticity-Robust Standard Errors in Brackets.
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