@article{Azzari:289061,
      recid = {289061},
      author = {Azzari, Carlo and Carletto, Calogero and Davis, Benjamin  and Zezza, Alberto},
      title = {Choosing to migrate or migrating to choose: migration and  labour choice in Albania},
      address = {2006-05-08},
      series = {ESA Working Paper 06-06},
      month = {May},
      year = {2006},
      note = {FAO Document Repository: <a  href="http://www.fao.org/3/a-ag428t.pdf">http://www.fao.org/3/a-ag428t.pdf</a>},
      abstract = {While sustainable economic growth, poverty reduction, and  the management of migration flows are among the most  pressing items on the policy agenda in Albania, very little  systematic analysis exists of the income generating  strategies of Albanian households within the emerging  market economy, and how this relates to income dynamics,  people's mobility and poverty. Results show that  agricultural, migration and human capital assets have a  differential impact across livelihood choices, and that  this impact varies by gender and age. Two areas of policy  concern derive from this analysis. First, migration is  clearly crucial for the economic future of Albania, both in  terms of financing economic development, serving as an  informal safety net, and in reducing excess labour supply  and poverty. The suggestion of a potential disincentive  effect on labour effort and participation is however  worrying, as it would have implications in terms of missed  opportunities for development. Second, agriculture appears  to be more of a survival strategy than part of a poverty  exit strategy.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/289061},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.289061},
}