Ethnic diversity and well-being

Alpaslan Akay (University of Gothenburg and IZA), Amelie Constant (Temple University and IZA), Corrado Giulietti (University of Southampton and IZA), Martin Guzi (Masaryk University and IZA)

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.

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Year of publication:	February 2016
Authors:	Akay, Alpaslan ; Constant, Amelie ; Giulietti, Corrado ; Guzi, Martin
Publisher:	Bonn, Germany : IZA
Subject:	ethnic diversity \| subjective well-being \| assimilation \| multiculturality \| Ethnische Gruppe \| Ethnic group \| Zufriedenheit \| Satisfaction \| Ethnische Beziehungen \| Ethnic relations \| Lebensqualität \| Quality of life \| Interkulturelle Beziehungen \| Cross-cultural relations \| Soziale Integration \| Social integration \| Ethnische Vielfalt \| Ethnic diversity \| Diversity Management \| Diversity management \| Welt \| World \| Lebensstandard \| Standard of living

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Extent:	1 Online-Ressource (circa 42 Seiten) Illustrationen
Series:	Discussion paper series / IZA. - Bonn : IZA, ZDB-ID 2120053-1. - Vol. no. 9726
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Arbeitspapier ; Working Paper ; Graue Literatur ; Non-commercial literature
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	hdl:10419/141485 [Handle]
Classification:	C90 - Design of Experiments. General ; D63 - Equity, Justice, Inequality, and Other Normative Criteria and Measurement ; J61 - Geographic Labor Mobility; Immigrant Workers
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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