Assessing the Impact of Massive Out-Migration on Albanian Agriculture

In 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...

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Main Authors:	McCarthy, Nancy, Carletto, Calogero, Kilic, Talip, Davis, Benjamin
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	EN
Published:	2012
Subjects:	Human Capital Skills Occupational Choice Labor Productivity J240 Economic Development: Agriculture Natural Resources Energy Environment Other Primary Products O130 Economic Development: Human Resources Human Development Income Distribution Migration O150 Micro Analysis of Farm Firms, Farm Households, and Farm Input Markets Q120
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4753

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spelling	okr-10986-47532021-04-23T14:02:19Z Assessing the Impact of Massive Out-Migration on Albanian Agriculture McCarthy, Nancy Carletto, Calogero Kilic, Talip Davis, Benjamin Human Capital Skills Occupational Choice Labor Productivity J240 Economic Development: Agriculture Natural Resources Energy Environment Other Primary Products O130 Economic Development: Human Resources Human Development Income Distribution Migration O150 Micro Analysis of Farm Firms, Farm Households, and Farm Input Markets Q120 In 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. 2012-03-30T07:29:34Z 2012-03-30T07:29:34Z 2009 Journal Article European Journal of Development Research 09578811 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4753 EN http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Journal Article Albania
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spellingShingle	Human Capital Skills Occupational Choice Labor Productivity J240 Economic Development: Agriculture Natural Resources Energy Environment Other Primary Products O130 Economic Development: Human Resources Human Development Income Distribution Migration O150 Micro Analysis of Farm Firms, Farm Households, and Farm Input Markets Q120 McCarthy, Nancy Carletto, Calogero Kilic, Talip Davis, Benjamin Assessing the Impact of Massive Out-Migration on Albanian Agriculture
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description	In 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.
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author	McCarthy, Nancy Carletto, Calogero Kilic, Talip Davis, Benjamin
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title	Assessing the Impact of Massive Out-Migration on Albanian Agriculture
title_short	Assessing the Impact of Massive Out-Migration on Albanian Agriculture
title_full	Assessing the Impact of Massive Out-Migration on Albanian Agriculture
title_fullStr	Assessing the Impact of Massive Out-Migration on Albanian Agriculture
title_full_unstemmed	Assessing the Impact of Massive Out-Migration on Albanian Agriculture
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Assessing the Impact of Massive Out-Migration on Albanian Agriculture

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