conditional probability of attempted migration. We focus on the roles an individual’s living standard, geographic location and …

Purpose: The Albanian migration has always reflected a family character, be that before 1945 when Albania was not yet … or international, permanent or seasonal migration, return migration or transnational movements, and remigration. The role … of the family has been very important in making decisions regarding migration and answering questions from why to how to …

While sustainable economic growth, poverty reduction, and the management of migration flows are among the most pressing … items on the policy agenda in Albania, very little systematic analysis exists of the income generating strategies of …. Results show that agricultural, migration and human capital assets have a differential impact across livelihood choices, and …

This paper analyses recent patterns of migration and poverty in Albania, a country that - following the collapse of the … communist regime in 1990 – has been experiencing high migration rates. Using a combination of survey and census data, the paper … characterises spatial patterns in the distribution of poverty and migration at a high level of geographic disaggregation. The …

permanent and temporary migration, and between the two principal destinations, Greece and Italy. Second, we explore, using …Using data from the 2003 Albania Panel Survey, the paper sets out to achieve two main objectives. First, we fully … characterize the evolution of Albanian international migration since the fall of Communism in 1990. We distinguish between …

Population Census of Albania – the paper documents the phenomena of internal and external migration in Albania, a country that in …Using evidence from two recent data sources – the 2002 Albania Living Standards Measurement Survey (LSMS) and the 2001 … the past decade has experienced dramatic changes as it makes its transition to a more open market economy. Albania is a …

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 …This article investigates the long-term effects of parental migration abroad on the schooling of children left behind …

context of migration in Albania. It presents recent data on socio-economic characteristics of households with absent family …The European Union (EU) is the main source of remittances world wide and Albania, struck by abject poverty, is Europe …’s number one country sending out migrants. Albania’s economy as well as its households’ welfare strongly depend on remittances …

Albanian migration based on a unique representative survey of rural households. The study confirms that migrants are mostly … young, male, and single. Regional variations in migration reflect a combination of cultural and economic factors, including … migration costs. However, we find that migrants do not come from the poorest rural households. Moreover, education has a …

Unwanted migratory flows from Albania serve as a justification for external interventions aimed at regulating migration … over its migration policy. While remaining in anxiety for new emigration waves, the international stakeholders share a … general mistrust in local institutions to regulate migration in an effective manner. …