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Table 4 Cross-country regressions of average international migration desires on average SWB and GDP per capita

From: International migration desires related to subjective well-being

 

National Average International Migration Desires

Variables

Poor countries

Rich countries

 

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

Subjective Well-Being

0.035

-0.009

 

-0.025**

-0.022***

 
 

(0.036)

(0.027)

 

(0.010)

(0.008)

 

log (GDP per capita)

-0.051**

 

-0.036*

0.007

 

-0.018

 

(0.025)

 

(0.019)

(0.015)

 

(0.012)

Constant

0.498***

0.323**

0.556***

0.123**

0.301***

0.341***

 

(0.155)

(0.131)

(0.146)

(0.251)

(0.049)

(0.122)

Number of countries

71

71

71

71

71

71

  1. Note: The dependent variable is the national average international migration desires. Columns (1–3) represent poor countries, and columns (4–6) represent rich countries, which are determined by median GDP per capita. Standard errors are in parenthesis.
  2. *p < 0.1; **p < 0.05; ***p < 0.01.