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Anticipation of Life Satisfaction Before Emigration: Evidence from German Panel Data

In: Advances in Happiness Research

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  • Marcel Erlinghagen

    (University of Duisburg-Essen)

Abstract

Sociological as well as economic research stresses the impact of so called ‘push and pull factors’ on individual migration decisions. These push and pull factors are often understood as a combination of individual socio-economic and socio-demographic determinants and institutional contexts in home and (possible) destination countries. However, within this framework there is only little research on the correlation between life satisfaction and individual migration processes up to now. The paper provides an analysis that aims on investigating the development of individual life satisfaction before emigration from a highly industrialized country under a life course perspective by using longitudinal data from the German Socio Economic Panel (SOEP). The estimated fixed effects models show a significant decrease of life satisfaction between three to two years before the final emigration event. This overall pattern can also be observed in almost all analyzed subgroups.

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  • Marcel Erlinghagen, 2016. "Anticipation of Life Satisfaction Before Emigration: Evidence from German Panel Data," Creative Economy, in: Toshiaki Tachibanaki (ed.), Advances in Happiness Research, edition 1, chapter 0, pages 229-244, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:crechp:978-4-431-55753-1_13
    DOI: 10.1007/978-4-431-55753-1_13
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    Cited by:

    1. Hend Sallam, 2023. "Holding the Door Slightly Open: Germany’s Migrants’ Return Intentions and Realizations," SOEPpapers on Multidisciplinary Panel Data Research 1181, DIW Berlin, The German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP).
    2. Marcel Erlinghagen & Christoph Kern & Petra Stein, 2019. "Internal Migration, Social Stratification and Dynamic Effects on Subjective Well Being," SOEPpapers on Multidisciplinary Panel Data Research 1046, DIW Berlin, The German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP).
    3. Elena Samarsky, 2020. "Who is Thinking of Leaving Germany? The Role of Postmaterialism, Risk Attitudes, and Life-Satisfaction on Emigration Intentions of German Nationals," SOEPpapers on Multidisciplinary Panel Data Research 1066, DIW Berlin, The German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP).

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