TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Akay, Alpaslan
AU  - Constant, Amelie F.
AU  - Giulietti, Corrado
AU  - Guzi, Martin
        TI  - Ethnic Diversity and Well-Being
        PY  - 2016/Feb/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 9726
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/publications/dp9726
        AB  - This paper investigates how ethnic diversity, measured by the immigrants' countries of origin, influences the well-being of the host country. Using panel data from Germany for the period 1998 to 2012, we find a positive effect of ethnic diversity on the well-being of German citizens. To corroborate the robustness of our results, we estimate several alternative specifications and investigate possible causality issues, including non-random selection of natives and immigrants into regions. Finally, we explore productivity and social capital as potential mechanisms behind our finding.
        KW  - assimilation
KW  - multiculturality
KW  - subjective well-being
KW  - ethnic diversity
        ER  -