This article analyzes the impact of (un)happiness on the international migration decision. In addition, we assess the role of individual and household levels of happiness on migration behaviors and find that unhappy individuals from unhappy households are significantly more likely to declare their intentions to migrate abroad.
Read more– a cross disciplinary study to explore the factors influencing migrant patterns and motivations in order to create models for future developments for migration to and within Europe.
About us- local circumstances play a major role in the migration process, from the decision to migrate through the transit process up to the settlement in the destination countries. Therefore, the Future Migration Scenarios for Europe project zooms in on a series of selected case studies used as “laboratories” in the work towards setting up the projections produced.
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What are the major factors explaining the migrants' movement patterns?
What are the regional and local circumstances that either attract migrants or ‘push’ potential migrants to move?
How possible future regional socio-demographic, economic and environmental challenges may shape future migrant movement patterns in Europe?
Future Migration Scenarios for Europe project zooms in on a series of selected case studies used as “laboratories” in the work towards setting up the projections produced.
All case study areasThe Future Migration Scenarios for Europe project is working together with other Horizon 2020 projects, such as the QuantMig Project, the Hummingbird Project, and the CrossMigration Project, to explore and communicate about core migration issues in Europe and beyond.
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