This paper investigates the impact of international migration on technical efficiency, resource allocation and income from agricultural production of family farming in Albania. The results suggest that migration is used by rural households as a pathway out of agriculture: migration is negatively...

Climate change and weather shocks pose major challenges for household income security and well-being, especially for smallholder farmers' communities. In such communities, imperfect risk insurance and labor markets may induce households to use traditional institutions such as polygyny to harness...