Ethnic Diversity and Well-Being

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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.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 9726

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Design of Experiments: General ; Equity, Justice, Inequality, and Other Normative Criteria and Measurement ; Geographic Labor Mobility; Immigrant Workers
• Subject: ethnic diversity ; subjective well-being ; assimilation ; multiculturality

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Akay, Alpaslan ; Constant, Amelie F. ; Giulietti, Corrado ; Guzi, Martin
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
• (where): Bonn
• (when): 2016

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/141485
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:42 AM CET