Class Year

2024

Document Type

Student Research Paper

Date of Creation

Fall 2021

Department 1

Political Science

Abstract

The social science literature on xenophobia is immense. Researchers have found that individual levels of xenophobia have a strong correlation with economic indicators, education, and political affiliation. However, do they have any correlation with unconventional indicators like happiness? This paper uses data from the World Value Survey to study the correlation between individual happiness and xenophobia. I find that there is a significant correlation between individual levels of happiness and xenophobia, even when controlling for income around the world.

Comments

Written for POL 215: Political Science Methods

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