The Vanishing Farms? The Impact of International Migration on Albanian Family Farming

This 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 pat...

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Main Authors:	Miluka, Juna, Carletto, Gero, Davis, Benjamin, Zezza, Alberto
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ACCESS TO MARKETS ACCESS TO SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY ADVERSE EFFECTS AGRARIAN REFORM AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES AGRICULTURAL INCOME AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL SECTOR AGRICULTURE AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION ANIMAL PRODUCTION ASSET OWNERSHIP BENEFITS OF MIGRATION BIASES BUSINESS OWNERSHIP COMMUNITIES OF ORIGIN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS CONSUMER PROTECTION CREDIT CONSTRAINT CREDIT CONSTRAINTS CREDIT MARKETS CROPS CULTURAL CHANGE DECISION MAKING DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES DEMOGRAPHIC COMPOSITION DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DEVELOPMENT POLICIES DIVERSIFICATION DURABLE GOODS ECONOMETRICS ECONOMIC DECISION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS EDUCATION LEVEL EDUCATION LEVELS ENDOWMENTS EQUIPMENT EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURES EXTENDED FAMILY FAMILY MEMBERS FARMERS FARMS FEED FERTILIZERS FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES GENDER HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD HOST COUNTRIES HOST COUNTRY HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD INVESTMENT HOUSEHOLD SIZE HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HOUSEHOLDS HOUSING HUMAN CAPITAL IMPACT OF MIGRATION INCOME EFFECT INCOME LEVELS INCOMES INEQUALITY INFLOW OF REMITTANCES INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL MIGRANT INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION REVIEW INVESTMENT DECISIONS JOB OPPORTUNITIES LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKETS LABOR SUPPLY LAND MARKET LAND OWNERSHIP LAND REFORM LDCS LEVEL OF EDUCATION LEVELS OF EDUCATION LIQUIDITY LIVESTOCK LIVING CONDITIONS LIVING STANDARDS LOCAL GOVERNMENTS MARKET DEVELOPMENT MICROECONOMICS MIGRANT MIGRANT REMITTANCES MIGRANTS MIGRATION FLOW MIGRATION PROCESS NATIONAL ECONOMY NUMBER OF MIGRANTS PESTICIDES PHYSICAL ASSETS PHYSICAL CAPITAL POLICY MAKERS POLICY RESEARCH POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER POLITICAL ECONOMY POPULATION CENSUS POPULATION MOVEMENTS POTENTIAL OUTPUT POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY PRODUCTION FUNCTION PROGRESS PUBLIC FACILITIES PUBLIC SERVICES RECEIPT REMITTANCE REMITTANCES RESOURCE ALLOCATION RESPECT RISK-TAKING BEHAVIOR RURAL AREAS RURAL CREDIT RURAL DEVELOPMENT RURAL PRODUCTIVITY SECONDARY SCHOOLING SIZEABLE POPULATION SOCIAL NETWORKS SOCIOLOGY SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION SPOUSE TEENAGERS TELEVISION TEMPORARY MIGRATION TRANSACTION COSTS TRANSITION ECONOMIES UNEMPLOYMENT URBAN AREAS VETERINARY SERVICES WORKFORCE WORKING CAPITAL
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/09/8358200/vanishing-farms-impact-international-migration-albanian-family-farming http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7355

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http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7355

The Vanishing Farms? The Impact of International Migration on Albanian Family Farming

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