Cai, Ruohong; Esipova, Neli; Oppenheimer, Michael; … - In: IZA Journal of Migration 3 (2014), pp. 1-20
Previous research on the determinants of international migration has largely focused on objective factors, such as income. We instead use subjective well-being (SWB) to explain international migration desires, an expressed willingness to migrate. We find that individuals with higher SWB have...
