%0 Report
        %A Nikolova, Milena
%A Graham, Carol Lee
        %T In Transit: The Well-Being of Migrants from Transition and Post-Transition Countries
        %D 2014
        %8 2014 Oct
        %I Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        %C Bonn
        %7 IZA Discussion Paper
        %N 8520
        %U https://www.iza.org/publications/dp8520
        %X The 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 well-being 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.
        %K subjective well-being
%K transition economies
%K migration