How perceived well-being determinants differ for immigrants and natives in Italy

Maria Gabriella Campolo () and Antonino Di Pino Incognito ()
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Maria Gabriella Campolo: University of Messina
Antonino Di Pino Incognito: University of Messina

Quality & Quantity: International Journal of Methodology, 2024, vol. 58, issue 3, No 23, 2499-2522

Abstract: Abstract Analysts have identified pecuniary and non-pecuniary factors, as well as the role of individual skills, as relevant predictors of perceived well-being of immigrants, but with different and conflicting conclusions. In this study, related to the Italian case, we evaluate the gap in the well-being of immigrants compared to natives in terms of psychological distress and economic conditions. Using the Italian data from the European Survey on Income and Living Conditions, we estimated well-being functions in different domains by assuming that the emotional condition of the subjects influences their perceived well-being in both cognitive and community domains. We found that considering different well-being domains helps to better assess the nature of the gap between immigrants and natives.

Keywords: First-generation immigrants; Perceived Well-being; Life satisfaction; Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition; Reference income (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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