Albanian Emigration: Causes and Consequences

Nevila Konica and Randall Filer
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Nevila Konica: Hunter College, USA

South-Eastern Europe Journal of Economics, 2009, vol. 7, issue 1, 75-98

Abstract: Survey evidence establishes the magnitude and determinants of emigration from Albania during the first years of transition. By 1996, between 300,000 and 400,000 Albanians were working abroad. These tended to be young men from large, low-income, rural families and sent more than $800 million back to Albania in remittances in 1996. These remittances increased consumption and living standards and were, along with human capital acquired abroad, important in private sector development. They also had an income effect that served to reduce unemployment in Albania by reducing female labor supply.

Keywords: Albania; Emigration; Remittances; Labor Supply; Business Formation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J61 P2 R23 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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