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Modelling Migration Attempts And The Role Of Gender In Albania

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  • Julie Litchfield
  • Barry Reilly

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This paper uses the 2002 Albanian Living Standards Measurement Survey to model whether an individual has attempted to migrate conditional on having previously considered migrating. The study addresses the methodological concerns that arise from potential selection bias and empirical issues associated with gender differences. We test for the presence of selection bias using a bivariate probit and apply an Oaxaca-style decomposition technique to analyse gender differentials in the conditional probability of attempted migration. We focus on the roles an individual’s living standard, geographic location and local labour market conditions exert on the attempt to migrate. Our empirical findings suggest that there are significant differences in both the conditional probability of attempting to migrate and the relative importance of determining factors across gender.

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  • Julie Litchfield & Barry Reilly, 2009. "Modelling Migration Attempts And The Role Of Gender In Albania," Economic Annals, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Belgrade, vol. 54(182), pages 7-39, July – Se.
    • Handle: RePEc:beo:journl:v:54:y:2009:i:182:p:7-39
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    Keywords

    Albania; bivariate probit; gender; migration;
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    JEL classification:

    • P27 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Socialist and Transition Economies - - - Performance and Prospects
    • C25 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Discrete Regression and Qualitative Choice Models; Discrete Regressors; Proportions; Probabilities
    • F22 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business - - - International Migration
    • J16 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination

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