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Correlational findings

Study Lovo (2014): study ZZ Europe 2008

Public
15+ general public, 25 European countries, 2008-2011
Survey name
INT-Gallup World Poll combined waves
Sample
Respondents
N = 80000
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face
In some countries it is CATI

Correlate

Authors's Label
Ideal migration destination
Our Classification
Operationalization
Self report on two questions:
A:  Do you you plan to migrate to an other country within the next 12 months? to migrate"
B: Which country they would like to migrate?
    -Austria
    -Belgium
    -Bulgaria
    -Czech Republic
    -Denmark
    -Estonia
    -Finland
    -France
    -Germany
    -Greece
    -Hungary
    -Ireland
    -Itlay
    -Latvia
    -Lithhuania
    -Malta
    -Netherlands
    -Poland
    -Portugal
    -Romania
    -Slovakia
    -Slovenia
    -Spain
    -Sweden
    -United Kingdom

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks C-BW-c-sq-l-11-c DM = + AVERAGE happiness in nation by attractiveness as a destination for migrants C-BW-c-sq-l-11-c b = +.19 p < .05 b controled for other characteristics of destination countries:
- GPD per capita
- unemployment rate
- distance
- commonlanguage
- share of migrants
- climate
- income taks
- unemployment benefit
- corruption
- freedom of choice

Similar results for subgroups of European nations

Average happiness is a stronger puul factor than GDP