The Determinants of Actual Migration and the Role of Wages and Unemployment in Albania: an Empirical Analysis

Cristina Cattaneo

No 331187, Conference papers from Purdue University, Center for Global Trade Analysis, Global Trade Analysis Project

Abstract: This paper explores the determinants of internal migration in Albania, applying a neoclassical migration theory. A gross migration function and a propensity to migrate function are estimated using aggregate wage and unemployment differentials. The data source for the empirical investigation is the “Living Standard Measurement Survey for Albania” (2002). Controlling for personal characteristics and district-level effects, unemployment and wage rates for each of the 36 districts in Albania were computed: the relevant differentials were used to test the neoclassical migration function. The results confirm the existence of a relationship between migration and wages at origins and destinations, while an effect of unemployment differentials on migration was not found. Moreover, the estimated coefficients of the individual variables in the earning function give support to the human capital prediction that migration is undertaken to maximize the personal earning potential.

Keywords: Labor and Human Capital; Public Economics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 37
Date: 2004
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Working Paper: The Determinants of Actual Migration and the Role of Wages and Unemployment in Albania: an Empirical Analysis (2010)
Journal Article: The Determinants of Actual Migration and the Role of Wages and Unemployment in Albania: an Empirical Analysis (2008)
Working Paper: The Determinants of Actual Migration and the Role of Wages and Unemployment in Albania: an Empirical Analysis (2006)
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