Research

This section contains links to research on Remittances in the Western Balkans, grouped by topics.

General on remittances and migration in the Western Balkans

Dietz, B. (2010) Migration and Remittances in Macedonia: A Review. Osteuropa Institute Regensburg Working Paper 281.

 

Remittances and development effects

Petreski, M. and Petreski, B. eds. (2016) Migration as social protection analysis of Macedonian, Albanian and Serbian remittance-receiving households. Lambert

Petreski, M. and Jovanovic, B. eds. (2013) Remittances and Development in the Western Balkans: The cases of Macedonia, Kosovo and Bosnia-Herzegovina. Scholars’ Press.

Kule, D., Mancellari, A., Papapanagos, H., Qirici, S. and Sanfey, P. (2002) The Causes and Consequences of Albanian Emigration during Transition: Evidence from Micro-data. International Migration Review, 36(1): pp. 229-239.

 

Remittances and the labour market

Braga, M. (2009) When the Manna Comes from Abroad – Remittances and Youth Labor Market Behavior in Albania. Paolo Baffi Centre Research Paper No. 2009-41.

Dermendzhieva, Z. (2010) Migration, remittances, and labour supply in Albania. CERGE-EI Working Paper.

 

Remittances and education-health outcomes

 

Returned migrants and effects

Kilic, T., Carletto, G., Davis, B. and Zezza, A. (2009) Investing Back Home: return migration and business ownership in Albania. The Economics of Transition, 17(3), p.587-623.