How does immigration affect regional well-being?

Bergamini, Giovanni (2022) How does immigration affect regional well-being? Bachelor thesis, Global Responsibility & Leadership (GRL).

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Abstract

Immigration has grown in relevance as a topic in the context of the European Union in the last decades, both for the expanding foreign-born population within its borders and for the major effects that immigration has on the social and economic life of host regions. However, while the effect of immigration on the material welfare of the host territories, the literature on how immigration affects subjective well-being (SWB) is limited. For this reason, the paper aims to assess how immigration affects regional well-being. Specifically, the aim is twofold; to analyze the magnitude of this effect and to assess whether this effect is direct or is channelled through other socio-economic factors. By combining European regional data from the OECD regional data library, the study relates the FB population share with SWB of over 130 European NUTS 1 and NUTS 2 regions, along with other socio-economic variables. Furthermore, multiple other analyses were carried out, by splitting the sample according to the GDP per capita and by the regions’ geographical location (Northern and Southern Europe) and by dividing the FB population groups according to their educational level and their origin (EU vs. non-EU). The main results suggest that although immigration is positively and significantly associated with SWB, this effect is mainly channelled through socio-economic factors, and immigration does not have a direct effect on SWB. However, the findings suggest that in Northern Europe, although presenting a positive association, after adjusting for socioeconomic factors, immigration has a negative direct effect on SWB.

Item Type:	Thesis (Bachelor)
Name supervisor:	Papakonstantinou, M.A.
Date Deposited:	09 Sep 2022 14:02
Last Modified:	09 Sep 2022 14:02
URI:	https://campus-fryslan.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/131

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