[Objectives] The overall objective of the study is to address the causes of migration and its consequences for rural areas of Kosovo. More specifically, we focus on the motives of migrants, the impact of migration on households left behind and the socio-economic situation of returning migrants....

Der Kosovo steht derzeit vor der Herausforderung, tausende aus Westeuropa zurückgekehrte Migranten zu reintegrieren. Viele von ihnen hatten das Land im Winter 2014/15 in Scharen verlassen. Diskutiert wurde dieser "Exodus" im IAMO Policy Brief 24. Steigende Asylbewerberzahlen in den Zielländern...

Kosova aktualisht përballet me sfidën e riintegrimit të mijëra migrantëve të kthyer që u larguan nga vendi në 2014 / 2015. Kjo valë emigrimi u diskutua në IAMO Policy Brief 24 (Përmbledhje). Pas përballjes me politikat e kufizuara të azilit të vendeve të destinacionit në Evropën...

Der Kosovo steht derzeit vor der Herausforderung, tausende aus Westeuropa zurückgekehrte Migranten zu reintegrieren. Viele von ihnen hatten das Land im Winter 2014/15 in Scharen verlassen. Diskutiert wurde dieser "Exodus" im IAMO Policy Brief 24. Steigende Asylbewerberzahlen in den Zielländern...

Kosovo currently faces the challenge of reintegrating thousands of returned migrants who left the country in 2014 /2015. This migration wave was discussed in the IAMO Policy Brief 24. After facing restrictive asylum policies in the destination countries in Western Europe, more than 20,000 people...

We investigate how the perception for wide-spread bribing culture affects rural non-farm startup plans in transition. The study contributes to the literature on rural entrepreneurship and the role of institutional factors as drivers of entrepreneurial decisions. Using primary farm household data...

We take a qualitative snapshot of rural entrepreneurs in Bulgaria aiming to shed light opportunities and barriers they face in post communist rural communities. Utilising ethnographical methodology, we capture the complex interplay with the institutional environment. Rural entrepreneurship may...

In this study, we augment Ajzen’s Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) with an institutional embeddedness logic to develop and test a mediated model of the effects of perceived corruption on attitudes, social norms and perceived behavioral control, which in turn determine entrepreneurial...