Title: Moving Up The Ladder? The Impact Of Migration Experience On Occupational Mobility In Albania
Abstract: No AccessPolicy Research Working Papers22 Jun 2013Moving Up The Ladder? The Impact Of Migration Experience On Occupational Mobility In AlbaniaAuthors/Editors: Calogero Carletto, Talip KilicCalogero Carletto, Talip Kilichttps://doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-4908SectionsAboutPDF (0.2 MB) ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack Citations ShareFacebookTwitterLinked In Abstract:The contribution of return migrants to economic development in source countries can be significant. Overseas savings of returnees may lead to improvements in household welfare and provide liquidity for investments in the face of credit market failures. Labor market experience and skills acquired abroad may also lead migrants to find occupations higher in the skill and remuneration spectrum upon return. This study uses the 2005 Albanian Living Standards Measurement Study Survey and estimates the impact of international migration experience on the occupational mobility of return migrants vis a vis working-age Albanian residents that never migrated. Controlling for the non-random nature of international migration and return, the results show that past migration experience increases the likelihood of upward occupational mobility. Exploring the heterogeneity of impact by host country indicates that the positive effect of past migration experience on upward occupational mobility is driven by past migration experience in Italy and countries further a field, while past migration experience in Greece does not exert any significant impact on mobility outcomes. The results, which are consistent across different sample specifications and outcome variables measuring occupational mobility, hint at the link between migration and human/financial capital formation among migrants and foster optimism concerning the positive effect of return migration on economic development. This insight is particularly important since remittances from permanent migrants, which have fueled the impressive growth performance of the country in the recent era, may taper off in the medium to long term with the decline in out-migration and growing global economic woes. Previous bookNext book FiguresReferencesRecommendedDetailsCited ByReturn migrants in Albania: The determinants of "entrepreneurial gain"Review of Development Economics, Vol.25, No.311 March 2021The Impact of Migration on Development in Developing Countries: A Review of the Empirical Literature30 August 2020Is Random Forest a Superior Methodology for Predicting Poverty? An Empirical AssessmentPoverty & Public Policy, Vol.9, No.19 March 2017The Occupational Mobility of Return Migrants: Lessons from North America23 April 2013Brain Gain or Brain Waste? The Performance of Return Labor Migrants in the Ukrainian Labor MarketSSRN Electronic JournalReturn Migration and Occupational Choice: Evidence from AlbaniaWorld Development, Vol.38, No.8 View Published: May 2009 Copyright & Permissions Related RegionsEurope and Central AsiaRelated CountriesAlbaniaRelated TopicsCommunities & Human SettlementsFinance and Financial Sector DevelopmentSocial DevelopmentSocial Protections and Labor KeywordsFAMILY REUNIFICATIONHOST COUNTRYHUMAN CAPITALIMPACT OF MIGRATIONINTERNATIONAL MIGRATIONLABOR MARKETLEGAL STATUSLIVING STANDARDSMIGRANTMIGRANTSMIGRATION PROCESSPERSISTENT POVERTYPOLICY RESEARCHPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPERPROGRESSREMITTANCESRESPECTRETURN MIGRATIONRETURNEESUNEMPLOYMENT PDF DownloadLoading ...