Assessing the Impact of Massive Out-Migration on Albanian Agriculture
Assessing the Impact of Massive Out-Migration on Albanian Agriculture
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10.1057/ejdr.2009.12
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2009-05
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N. McCarthy;C. Carletto;Talip Kilic;B. Davis
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作者：
N. McCarthy;C. Carletto;Talip Kilic;B. Davis
在本文中，我们使用阿尔巴尼亚的家庭调查数据，研究了移民对家庭层面农业生产决策的影响，包括劳动力分配、作物多样化以及农业和家庭总收入。结果表明，国际移民的增加导致分配给农业活动和作物多样性的家庭劳动力减少，但对农业收入没有影响。然而，它确实会带来更高的总收入。这些发现表明，国际移徙并没有加强家庭农业生产，反而促进了从农业向其他领域的过渡。我们还考虑了离开家但仍生活在阿尔巴尼亚的成年子女网络对农业成果的影响。这种本地移民对农业的影响是相反的：更大的网络导致更高的农业收入和人均农业劳动力增加。
In this paper, we examine the impacts of migration on household-level farm production decisions, including labor allocation, crop diversification, and agricultural and total household incomes, using household survey data from Albania. Results indicate that increased international migration leads to a reduction in household labor allocated to agricultural activities and crop diversity, but has no impact on agricultural income. However, it does lead to higher total incomes. These findings suggest that international migration does not strengthen household agricultural production but instead facilitates the transition away from agriculture. We also consider the effect on agricultural outcomes of the network of adult children who have left home but are still living in Albania. The effect of this local migration on agriculture is the opposite: larger networks lead to higher agricultural incomes and greater agricultural labor per capita.