Miluka, JunaCarletto, GeroDavis, BenjaminZezza, Alberto2012-06-062012-06-062007-09https://hdl.handle.net/10986/7355This paper investigates the impact of international migration on technical efficiency, resource allocation and income from agricultural production of family farming in Albania. The results suggest that migration is used by rural households as a pathway out of agriculture: migration is negatively associated with the allocation of both labor and non-labor inputs in agriculture, while no significant differences can be detected in terms of farm technical efficiency or agricultural income. Whether the rapid demographic changes in rural areas triggered by massive migration, possibly combined with propitious land and rural development policies, will ultimately produce the conditions for more viable, high-return agriculture attracting larger investments remains to be seen.CC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO MARKETSACCESS TO SERVICESACCESSIBILITYADVERSE EFFECTSAGRARIAN REFORMAGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIESAGRICULTURAL INCOMEAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONAGRICULTURAL SECTORAGRICULTUREAGRICULTURE ORGANIZATIONANIMAL PRODUCTIONASSET OWNERSHIPBENEFITS OF MIGRATIONBIASESBUSINESS OWNERSHIPCOMMUNITIES OF ORIGINCOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENTCOMPARATIVE ANALYSISCONSUMER PROTECTIONCREDIT CONSTRAINTCREDIT CONSTRAINTSCREDIT MARKETSCROPSCULTURAL CHANGEDECISION MAKINGDEMOGRAPHIC CHANGESDEMOGRAPHIC COMPOSITIONDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICSDEVELOPMENT POLICIESDIVERSIFICATIONDURABLE GOODSECONOMETRICSECONOMIC DECISIONECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTECONOMICSEDUCATION LEVELEDUCATION LEVELSENDOWMENTSEQUIPMENTEXPENDITUREEXPENDITURESEXTENDED FAMILYFAMILY MEMBERSFARMERSFARMSFEEDFERTILIZERSFINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIESGENDERHEAD OF HOUSEHOLDHOST COUNTRIESHOST COUNTRYHOUSEHOLD INCOMEHOUSEHOLD INVESTMENTHOUSEHOLD SIZEHOUSEHOLD SURVEYSHOUSEHOLDSHOUSINGHUMAN CAPITALIMPACT OF MIGRATIONINCOME EFFECTINCOME LEVELSINCOMESINEQUALITYINFLOW OF REMITTANCESINTERNATIONAL BANKINTERNATIONAL MIGRANTINTERNATIONAL MIGRATIONINTERNATIONAL MIGRATION REVIEWINVESTMENT DECISIONSJOB OPPORTUNITIESLABOR FORCELABOR MARKETLABOR MARKETSLABOR SUPPLYLAND MARKETLAND OWNERSHIPLAND REFORMLDCSLEVEL OF EDUCATIONLEVELS OF EDUCATIONLIQUIDITYLIVESTOCKLIVING CONDITIONSLIVING STANDARDSLOCAL GOVERNMENTSMARKET DEVELOPMENTMICROECONOMICSMIGRANTMIGRANT REMITTANCESMIGRANTSMIGRATION FLOWMIGRATION PROCESSNATIONAL ECONOMYNUMBER OF MIGRANTSPESTICIDESPHYSICAL ASSETSPHYSICAL CAPITALPOLICY MAKERSPOLICY RESEARCHPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPERPOLITICAL ECONOMYPOPULATION CENSUSPOPULATION MOVEMENTSPOTENTIAL OUTPUTPOVERTY REDUCTIONPOVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGYPRODUCTION FUNCTIONPROGRESSPUBLIC FACILITIESPUBLIC SERVICESRECEIPTREMITTANCEREMITTANCESRESOURCE ALLOCATIONRESPECTRISK-TAKING BEHAVIORRURAL AREASRURAL CREDITRURAL DEVELOPMENTRURAL PRODUCTIVITYSECONDARY SCHOOLINGSIZEABLE POPULATIONSOCIAL NETWORKSSOCIOLOGYSPATIAL DISTRIBUTIONSPOUSETEENAGERSTELEVISIONTEMPORARY MIGRATIONTRANSACTION COSTSTRANSITION ECONOMIESUNEMPLOYMENTURBAN AREASVETERINARY SERVICESWORKFORCEWORKING CAPITALWorld Bank10.1596/1813-9450-4367