The issue of emigration is a very important concern for Albania and Macedonia due to the fact that a high percentage of … highest emigration percentage flows in the world. Migrant remittances are an increasingly important source of income for both … countries. For these two economies, remittances are the largest type of international financial inflow and are larger than …

Remittances in 2010 continue to be the most significant influx of funds into the Albanian economy, overshadowing both … foreign direct investments and exports. Although the channelling of remittances through formal corridors increases every day … significantly modern economic development and financial investment in Albania. Albanian financial institutions continue to address …

remittances, which in the case of Albania far exceed Foreign Direct Investments.Using household survey data for Albania, this …-remittance-receiving households. The Cox proportional hazard model is used to capture the effects of remittances. The crucial assumption in the … remittances. In the model, household incomes are considered separately from remittances in order to identify whether income from …

inflationary remittances built-in pressures. We establish a feedback loop between migration and inflation, and specify a simple … to 98 basis points (BP) of inflation pressures in the short-run and 23 BP in the long-run. Remittances induce excessive …