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 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.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Miluka, Juna, Carletto, Gero, Davis, Benjamin, Zezza, Alberto
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper biblioteca
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2007-09
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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