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Assessing the Impact of Massive Out-Migration on Albanian Agriculture

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dc.contributor.authorMcCarthy, Nancy
dc.contributor.authorCarletto, Calogero
dc.contributor.authorKilic, Talip
dc.contributor.authorDavis, Benjamin
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-30T07:29:34Z
dc.date.available2012-03-30T07:29:34Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.description.abstractIn this paper, we examine the impacts of migration on household-level farm production decisions, including labor allocation, crop diversification, and agricultural and total household incomes, using household survey data from Albania. Results indicate that increased international migration leads to a reduction in household labor allocated to agricultural activities and crop diversity, but has no impact on agricultural income. However, it does lead to higher total incomes. These findings suggest that international migration does not strengthen household agricultural production but instead facilitates the transition away from agriculture. We also consider the effect on agricultural outcomes of the network of adult children who have left home but are still living in Albania. The effect of this local migration on agriculture is the opposite: larger networks lead to higher agricultural incomes and greater agricultural labor per capita.en
dc.identifier.citationEuropean Journal of Development Research
dc.identifier.issn09578811
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/4753
dc.language.isoEN
dc.relation.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.subjectHuman Capital
dc.subjectSkills
dc.subjectOccupational Choice
dc.subjectLabor Productivity J240
dc.subjectEconomic Development: Agriculture
dc.subjectNatural Resources
dc.subjectEnergy
dc.subjectEnvironment
dc.subjectOther Primary Products O130
dc.subjectEconomic Development: Human Resources
dc.subjectHuman Development
dc.subjectIncome Distribution
dc.subjectMigration O150
dc.subjectMicro Analysis of Farm Firms, Farm Households, and Farm Input Markets Q120
dc.titleAssessing the Impact of Massive Out-Migration on Albanian Agricultureen
dc.title.alternativeEuropean Journal of Development Researchen
dc.typeJournal Articleen
dc.typeArticle de journalfr
dc.typeArtículo de revistaes
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okr.doctypeJournal Article
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okr.identifier.externaldocumentum1228
okr.journal.nbpages448-470
okr.language.supporteden
okr.peerreviewAcademic Peer Review
okr.region.countryAlbania
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okr.volume21
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