Publication: Migration and Economic Development in Kosovo
Date
2011-05-25
ISSN
Published
2011-05-25
Author(s)
World Bank
Abstract
Kosovo has one of the largest
international migration flows in the world. Much emigration
has been for economic reasons and to escape armed conflict
in the late 1990s; resolution of the conflict does not
appear to have offered migrants enough incentive to return.
Even though migration slowed with the global economic
crisis, a reported 3.5 percent of the working population
aged 15 and above have expressed interest in emigrating in
the next 12 months. The first objective of this study is to
illustrate the importance of migration and remittances for
Kosovo, drawing on data from recent surveys. The second is
to identify policies implemented in other countries that the
Kosovan authorities might find useful for maximizing the
benefits from its large migrant population. The study does
not specify policies the Kosovan authorities should adopt;
instead, it sets out policies and instruments the
authorities could consider if they wish to more tightly link
migration to development. The study has two parts. The first
describes migration and remittances trends in Kosovo and
links them to labor outcomes, poverty, and investment. The
second presents migration policies other countries have
introduced, including some countries that are, like Kosovo,
small, post-conflict, developing countries with a large
diaspora in developed countries.
Citation
“World Bank. 2011. Migration and Economic Development in Kosovo. © Washington, DC. http://openknowledge.worldbank.org/entities/publication/bb7e858d-7bcf-563a-9c9c-91b162cbf690 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”