Life (dis)satisfaction and the intention to migrate: evidence from Central and Eastern Europe
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
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Result on the web
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.socec.2013.09.008" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.socec.2013.09.008</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.socec.2013.09.008" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.socec.2013.09.008</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Life (dis)satisfaction and the intention to migrate: evidence from Central and Eastern Europe
Original language description
This paper provides empirical evidence of the impact of life satisfaction on the individual intention to migrate. The impacts of individual characteristics and of country macroeconomic variables on the intention to migrate are analyzed jointly. Using theEurobarometer Survey for 27 Central and Eastern European (CEE) and Western European (non-CEE) countries, we find that people have a greater intention to migrate when dissatisfied with life. The socioeconomic variables and macroeconomic conditions affectthe intention to migrate indirectly through life satisfaction. At all levels of life satisfaction, individuals with similar characteristics have greater intentions to migrate from CEE countries than from non-CEE countries. These findings underscore theimportance of individual life satisfaction not only as a strong predictor of the individual migration intention, but also as a mediator between individual socioeconomic variables and macroeconomic conditions and that intention.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>x</sub> - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)
CEP classification
AH - Economics
OECD FORD branch
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Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2014
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Journal of Socio-Economics
ISSN
1053-5357
e-ISSN
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Volume of the periodical
48
Issue of the periodical within the volume
February
Country of publishing house
NL - THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS
Number of pages
10
Pages from-to
40-49
UT code for WoS article
000334990700006
EID of the result in the Scopus database
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