And the pursuit of happiness: International migratory flows and countries' subjective well-being

This research considers observed migratory flows as a source of information for the preferences of individuals. Using data on global migration flows from 2005 onwards, the extent to which the structure of the international migration system is consistent with an implicit ranking of countries is exami...

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Autores: Navarro Azorín, José Miguel, Ramos Parreño, José María
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Institución:Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena(UPCT)
Repositorio:Repositorio Digital UPCT
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Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10317/13092
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/exsy.13402
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Palabra clave:Happiness
Migration
SHAP values
XGBoost
Economía Aplicada
5204.03 Migraciones
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title And the pursuit of happiness: International migratory flows and countries' subjective well-being
spellingShingle And the pursuit of happiness: International migratory flows and countries' subjective well-being
Navarro Azorín, José Miguel
Happiness
Migration
SHAP values
XGBoost
Economía Aplicada
5204.03 Migraciones
title_short And the pursuit of happiness: International migratory flows and countries' subjective well-being
title_full And the pursuit of happiness: International migratory flows and countries' subjective well-being
title_fullStr And the pursuit of happiness: International migratory flows and countries' subjective well-being
title_full_unstemmed And the pursuit of happiness: International migratory flows and countries' subjective well-being
title_sort And the pursuit of happiness: International migratory flows and countries' subjective well-being
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Navarro Azorín, José Miguel
Ramos Parreño, José María
author Navarro Azorín, José Miguel
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Ramos Parreño, José María
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author2 Ramos Parreño, José María
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Happiness
Migration
SHAP values
XGBoost
Economía Aplicada
5204.03 Migraciones
topic Happiness
Migration
SHAP values
XGBoost
Economía Aplicada
5204.03 Migraciones
description This research considers observed migratory flows as a source of information for the preferences of individuals. Using data on global migration flows from 2005 onwards, the extent to which the structure of the international migration system is consistent with an implicit ranking of countries is examined. Moreover, by assuming that migrants' decision-making is guided by utility maximization, we interpret the scores of the ranking as a measure of subjective well-being or happiness. After this, the estimated scores are associated with a set of factors usually considered key drivers of happiness. Empirical results suggest that income is the most relevant predictor of happiness and this relationship is non-linear.
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