Modeling Migration Dynamics in Albania : A Hazard Function Approach

Modeling Migration Dynamics in Albania : A Hazard Function Approach

Since 1990 migration flows from Albania have been massive, relative to the size of the country and its population, but they have also fluctuated over time. This paper presents and discusses various descriptive trends, mainly in graphical form. The data come from the Albanian Living Standards Measurement Survey, 2005 round, and cover the period 1990-2004. The resulting observed trends reflect changing push and pull factors in Albania and the two main host countries, Greece and Italy. The paper also presents a hazard approach to modeling Albanian emigration and return migration. This analysis highlights, among other things, the relevance of networks in Albanian migration dynamics, both to promote emigration and to delay return.

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Main Authors: Azzarri, Carlo, Carletto, Calogero
Language:English
Published: 2009-05-01
Subjects:BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH, BORDERS, BRAIN DRAIN, BRAIN GAIN, CHARACTERISTICS OF MIGRANTS, COUNTRY OF DESTINATION, COUNTRY OF ORIGIN, DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS, DEPENDENCY RATIO, DETERMINANTS OF MIGRATION, EDUCATED MIGRANTS, EDUCATED PEOPLE, EMIGRANTS, EMIGRATION, EXTERNAL MIGRATION, FAMILIES, FAMILY MEMBERS, FAMILY REUNIFICATION, FEMALE HEADED HOUSEHOLDS, FEMALE MIGRANTS, FLOW OF MIGRANTS, FLOWS OF MIGRANTS, FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT, GENDER, HOST COUNTRIES, HOST COUNTRY, HOUSEHOLD LEVEL, HOUSEHOLD SIZE, HOUSEHOLDS, HUMAN CAPITAL, ILLNESS, IMMIGRATION, IMPACT OF MIGRATION, INTERNATIONAL MIGRANTS, INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION, INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION FLOWS, INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION REVIEW, LABOR MIGRATION, LABOUR MARKETS, LARGE CITIES, LARGE-SCALE MIGRATION, LEGAL STATUS, LIVING STANDARDS, MARKET ECONOMY, MEDIA, MIGRANT, MIGRANT FLOWS, MIGRANT HOUSEHOLDS, MIGRANTS, MIGRATION, MIGRATION FLOWS, MIGRATION OF LABOR, MIGRATION PATTERNS, MIGRATION POLICIES, MIGRATION PROCESS, MIGRATION STUDIES, MIGRATIONS, MOBILITY, NATIONAL STRATEGY, NUMBER OF ADULTS, NUMBER OF EMIGRANTS, NUMBER OF WOMEN, OCCUPATIONAL MOBILITY, PERMANENT EMIGRANTS, PERMANENT MIGRANTS, PERMANENT MIGRATION, PERMANENT RESIDENCE, POLICY DIALOGUE, POLICY RESEARCH, POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER, POTENTIAL MIGRANTS, POVERTY REDUCTION, POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY, PROGRESS, PULL FACTORS, PUSH FACTORS, REMITTANCE, REMITTANCES, RESPECT, RETURN MIGRATION, RETURNEES, RURAL AREAS, SHORT-TERM MIGRANTS, SMALL ENTERPRISES, SOCIAL SCIENCES, SOCIETY, SPOUSE, SPOUSES, TELEVISION, TEMPORARY MIGRANTS, TEMPORARY MIGRATION, TEMPORARY MIGRATIONS, TYPES OF MIGRATION, UNEMPLOYMENT, URBAN AREAS, URBAN CENTERS, URBAN DWELLERS,
Online Access:http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20090527134341
https://hdl.handle.net/10986/4138
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Summary:Since 1990 migration flows from Albania have been massive, relative to the size of the country and its population, but they have also fluctuated over time. This paper presents and discusses various descriptive trends, mainly in graphical form. The data come from the Albanian Living Standards Measurement Survey, 2005 round, and cover the period 1990-2004. The resulting observed trends reflect changing push and pull factors in Albania and the two main host countries, Greece and Italy. The paper also presents a hazard approach to modeling Albanian emigration and return migration. This analysis highlights, among other things, the relevance of networks in Albanian migration dynamics, both to promote emigration and to delay return.

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