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Migrants, Health, and Happiness : Evidence that Health Assessments Travel with Migrants and Predict Well-Being

Ljunge, Martin - 2016

Health assessments correlate with health outcomes and subjective well-being. Immigrants offer an opportunity to study persistent social influences on health where the social conditions are not endogenous to individual outcomes. This approach provides a clear direction of causality from social...

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Economic and Anthropological Assessments of the Health of Children in Maya Immigrant Families in the Us

Smith, Patricia K.; Bogin, Barry; Varela Silva, Maria Ines - 2008

Immigration from developing countries to the US generally increases access to health care and clean water, but it also introduces some unhealthy lifestyle patterns, such as diets dense in energy and little regular physical activity. We present a transdisciplinary model of child health and...

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Segmented Assimilation : A Minority's Dilemma

Sen, Arijit; Bhowmik, Anuj - 2022

? We study this question in a dynamic multi-generation model, and formalize the sociological theory of 'segmented …

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Crossing boundaries and time : an exploration of time allocation, emotional well-being of immigrants in the United States

Coniglio, Nicola; Hoxhaj, Rezart; Lagravinese, Raffaele - 2023

This study investigates the emotional experiences of immigrants and native- born individuals in the United States, exploring the relationship between daily activities and feelings of happiness, stress, and meaningfulness. We analyze the entire range of daily activities and their durations,...

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Cultural Participation in Later Life among Old-aged Immigrants in the Czech Republic

Giovanis, Eleftherios; Akdede, Sacit Hadi - 2023

The first aim of the study is to compare the intensity of participation in cultural activities among natives, first and second generation immigrants in Czech Republic. The second aim is to examine whether the participation in those activities improve the emotional and psychological well-being of...

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The Effects of International Migration on Well-Being of Natives and Immigrants : Evidence from Germany, Switzerland and the UK

Giovanis, Eleftherios - 2023

, little is known about the impact of migration on migrants’ well-being. In this study, we aim to investigate the effect of net …-generation migrants. The results are mixed and vary by country. In particular, we find a positive impact of migration on both native’s and … migrants’ well-being in Germany, while a negative effect on life satisfaction of Swiss natives is revealed. Immigrants in …

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Estimating the Impact of Immigrants on the Host Country Social Security System When Return Migration is an Endogenous Choice

Kïrdar, Murat G. - 2010

In this paper, I estimate the fiscal impact of immigrants on the German pension insurance (PI) and unemployment insurance (UI) systems when return migration is an endogenous choice. For this purpose, I develop a dynamic stochastic model of joint return migration and saving decisions that...

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Essays on international migration

Fernández-Huertas Moraga, Jesús - 2007

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Modeling an immigration shock

Boldrin, Michele; Montes Alonso, Ana - In: European economic review : EER 74 (2015), pp. 190-206

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Migration, redistribution and the universal welfare model

Andersen, Torben M. - 2012

The universal Scandinavian welfare model offers generous tax financed social benefits. The scheme is associated with workfare elements as a targeting device to direct benefits to those considered deserving. Thereby social insurance and egalitarian outcomes are achieved while work incentives and...

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