TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Nikolova, Milena
AU  - Graham, Carol Lee
        TI  - In Transit: The Well-Being of Migrants from Transition and Post-Transition Countries
        PY  - 2014/Oct/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 8520
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/publications/dp8520
        AB  - 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.
        KW  - subjective well-being
KW  - transition economies
KW  - migration
        ER  -