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 ass...

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Main Authors:	Miluka, Juna, Carletto, Gero, Davis, Benjamin, Zezza, Alberto
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	EN
Published:	2012
Subjects:	Production Cost Capital, Total Factor, and Multifactor Productivity Capacity D240 International Migration F220 Collectives Communes Agriculture P320 Micro Analysis of Farm Firms, Farm Households, and Farm Input Markets Q120
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4777

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spelling	okr-10986-47772021-04-23T14:02:19Z The Vanishing Farms? The Impact of International Migration on Albanian Family Farming Miluka, Juna Carletto, Gero Davis, Benjamin Zezza, Alberto Production Cost Capital, Total Factor, and Multifactor Productivity Capacity D240 International Migration F220 Collectives Communes Agriculture P320 Micro Analysis of Farm Firms, Farm Households, and Farm Input Markets Q120 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 both labour and non-labour input allocation 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 a more viable, high-return agriculture attracting larger investments remains to be seen. 2012-03-30T07:29:41Z 2012-03-30T07:29:41Z 2010 Journal Article Journal of Development Studies 00220388 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4777 EN http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Journal Article Albania
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spellingShingle	Production Cost Capital, Total Factor, and Multifactor Productivity Capacity D240 International Migration F220 Collectives Communes Agriculture P320 Micro Analysis of Farm Firms, Farm Households, and Farm Input Markets Q120 Miluka, Juna Carletto, Gero Davis, Benjamin Zezza, Alberto The Vanishing Farms? The Impact of International Migration on Albanian Family Farming
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description	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 both labour and non-labour input allocation 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 a more viable, high-return agriculture attracting larger investments remains to be seen.
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author	Miluka, Juna Carletto, Gero Davis, Benjamin Zezza, Alberto
author_facet	Miluka, Juna Carletto, Gero Davis, Benjamin Zezza, Alberto
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title	The Vanishing Farms? The Impact of International Migration on Albanian Family Farming
title_short	The Vanishing Farms? The Impact of International Migration on Albanian Family Farming
title_full	The Vanishing Farms? The Impact of International Migration on Albanian Family Farming
title_fullStr	The Vanishing Farms? The Impact of International Migration on Albanian Family Farming
title_full_unstemmed	The Vanishing Farms? The Impact of International Migration on Albanian Family Farming
title_sort	vanishing farms? the impact of international migration on albanian family farming
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The Vanishing Farms? The Impact of International Migration on Albanian Family Farming

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