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Happiness and the Human Development Index: Australia is NOT a Paradox

Leigh, Andrew; Wolfers, Justin - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2006

In 'Happiness and the Human Development Index: The Paradox of Australia,' Blanchflower and Oswald (2005) observe an … happiness. However, when we compare their happiness data with the HDI, Australia appears happier, not sadder, than its HDI score … and Oswald, when we analyse life satisfaction in place of happiness, and when we measure development using GDP per capita …

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What Fundamentals Drive World Migration?

Hatton, Timothy J.; Williamson, Jeffrey G - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2002

OECD governments note rising immigration with alarm and grapple with policies aimed at selecting certain migrants and keeping out others. Economists appear to be well armed to advise governments since they are responsible for an impressive literature that examines the characteristics of...

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Selective immigration policies, migrants' education and welfare at origin

Bertoli, Simone; Brücker, Herbert - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011

Destination countries are progressively shifting towards selective immigration policies. These can eectively increase migrants' average education even if one allows for endogenous schooling decisions and education policies at origin. Still, more selective immigration policies reduce social...

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Do Migrants Improve Governance at Home? Evidence from a Voting Experiment

Batista, Catia; Vicente, Pedro C - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011

Can international migration promote better institutions at home by raising the demand for political accountability? In order to examine this question, we designed a behavioral measure of the population’s desire for better governance. A postcard was distributed to households with the pledge...

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Citizenship Laws and International Migration in Historical Perspective

Bertocchi, Graziella; Strozzi, Chiara - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2004

We investigate the origin, impact and evolution of citizenship laws. Citizenship laws originate from the common and civil law traditions, which apply jus soli and jus sanguinis, respectively. We compile a dataset across countries of the world starting from the 19th century. The impact of the...

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The Evolution of Citizenship: Economic and Institutional Determinants

Bertocchi, Graziella; Strozzi, Chiara - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2007

We investigate the origin and evolution of the legal institution of citizenship from a political economy perspective. We compile a new data set on citizenship laws across countries of the world which documents how these institutions have evolved in the postwar period. We show that, despite a...

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Determinants of International Migration: Empirical Evidence for Migration from Developing Countries to Germany

Rotte, Ralph; Vogler, Michael - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1998

By means of a descriptive survey of theoretical literature we first work out the potential determinants that may drive international migration from developing to developed countries. In addition, we look at the relationship between trade, development and migration. Empirical studies focusing on...

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Subjective Well-Being, Income, Economic Development and Growth

Sacks, Daniel W.; Stevenson, Betsey; Wolfers, Justin - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2010

We explore the relationships between subjective well-being and income, as seen across individuals within a given country, between countries in a given year, and as a country grows through time. We show that richer individuals in a given country are more satisfied with their lives than are poorer...

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Part-Time Jobs: What Women Want?

Booth, Alison L; Ours, Jan C van - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2010

Part-time jobs are popular among partnered women in many countries. In the Netherlands the majority of partnered working women have a part-time job. Our paper investigates, from a supply-side perspective, if the current situation of abundant part-time work in the Netherlands is likely to be a...

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Job Satisfaction and Family Happiness: The Part-time Work Puzzle

Booth, Alison L; Ours, Jan C van - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2007

Using fixed effects ordered logit estimation, we investigate the relationship between part-time work and working hours satisfaction; job satisfaction; and life satisfaction. We account for interdependence within the family using data on partnered men and women from the British Household Panel...

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