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Eastern European EconomicsVolume 48, Issue 6, 1 November 2010, Pages 57-84

Are internal migrants in Albania leaving for the better?(Article)

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  • aOverseas Development Institute, London, United Kingdom
  • bWorld Bank, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), United Nations, United States

Abstract

Most studies on Albanian migration have focused on international migrants. This paper contributes to filling a gap in the literature by assessing the impact of internal migration on household well-being. The study draws on the Albania Living Standards Measurement Survey of 2005, with a focus on migrant households oversampled in peri-urban Tirana, who are compared with nonmigrant rural households. Various statistical procedures are used, yielding the following results: Income improves through migration but consumption does not because of higher living costs. Moreover, migrant households in peri-urban Tirana live in poor dwelling conditions, are employed in irregular and unstable jobs, and experience health problems, especially in the early years of migration. © 2010 M.E. Sharpe, Inc. All rights reserved.

Indexed keywords

GEOBASE Subject Index:internal migrationinternational migrationliving standardmigrant workerperiurban area
Regional Index:Albania
  • ISSN: 00128775
  • Source Type: Journal
  • Original language: English
  • DOI: 10.2753/EEE0012-8775480604
  • Document Type: Article

  Hagen-Zanker, J.; Overseas Development Institute, United Kingdom
© Copyright 2011 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.

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