International migration of people is a momentous and complex phenomenon. Research on its causes and consequences …, requires sufficient data. While some datasets are available, the nature of migration complicates their scientific use …. Virtually no existing dataset captures international migration trajectories. To alleviate these difficulties, we suggest: (i …

This paper models the short and medium-run impact of aid on migration, considering alternatively the effect of … development program, Progresa, are used to estimate the effect of the potential grant size on migration. The empirical analysis is … consistent with model prediction. It shows that the program is associated with an increase in international migration, which is …

This article investigates the long-term effects of parental migration abroad on the schooling of children left behind … in Albania. Although parents' migration usually benefits children economically, the lack of parental care may cause … –mainly by fathers – is very relevant in Albania where migration has represented the only viable way to cope with increasing …