Ethnic diversity and well-being
Ethnic diversity and well-being
This paper investigates how ethnic diversity, measured by immigrants’ nationalities, influences the well-being of the host country. Using panel data from Germany from 1998 to 2012, we find a positive effect of ethnic diversity on the well-being of German natives. Our finding is robust to alternative definitions of ethnic diversity and to the non-random selection of natives and immigrants into regions. The positive effect of ethnic diversity is stronger for immigrant groups that are culturally and economically closer to Germany. Consistent with this result, we document the existence of two mechanisms explaining the influence of ethnic diversity on well-being: productivity—as captured by immigrants’ skills and assimilation—and social capital—particularly in relation to the creation of a multicultural environment.
Ethnic diversity Subjective well-being Assimilation Multiculturality
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Akay, Alpaslan
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Constant, Amelie
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Giulietti, Corrado
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Guzi, Martin
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1 January 2017
Akay, Alpaslan
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Constant, Amelie
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Giulietti, Corrado
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Guzi, Martin
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Akay, Alpaslan, Constant, Amelie, Giulietti, Corrado and Guzi, Martin
(2017)
Ethnic diversity and well-being.
Journal of Population Economics, 30 (1), .
(doi:10.1007/s00148-016-0618-8).
Abstract
This paper investigates how ethnic diversity, measured by immigrants’ nationalities, influences the well-being of the host country. Using panel data from Germany from 1998 to 2012, we find a positive effect of ethnic diversity on the well-being of German natives. Our finding is robust to alternative definitions of ethnic diversity and to the non-random selection of natives and immigrants into regions. The positive effect of ethnic diversity is stronger for immigrant groups that are culturally and economically closer to Germany. Consistent with this result, we document the existence of two mechanisms explaining the influence of ethnic diversity on well-being: productivity—as captured by immigrants’ skills and assimilation—and social capital—particularly in relation to the creation of a multicultural environment.
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Accepted/In Press date: 6 September 2016
e-pub ahead of print date: 19 September 2016
Published date: 1 January 2017
Keywords:
Ethnic diversity Subjective well-being Assimilation Multiculturality
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Economics, Centre for Population Change
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Local EPrints ID: 402620
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/402620
ISSN: 0933-1433
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Alpaslan Akay
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Amelie Constant
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Martin Guzi
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