Self-selection and the performance of return migrants: The case of Albania

Arbeitspapier

In this paper, using the framework of a Roy theoretical model, we examine the performance of return migrants in Albania. We ask two questions: (i) Had they chosen not to migrate, what would be the performance of return migrants compared to the non-migrants? and (ii) What would be the performance of non-migrants had they decided to migrate and return? Both the selection estimates and the semi-parametric approach allow us to conclude that the flows of return migrants are negatively selected. We find that, had they decided to migrate and come back, the non-migrants would have earned more than twice the wages of return migrants.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: Department of Economics Discussion Paper ; No. 02,11

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; International Migration ; Geographic Labor Mobility; Immigrant Workers
• Subject: migration ; self-selection ; Albania ; Rückwanderung ; Albanien ; Migranten

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Coulon, Augustin de ; Piracha, Matloob
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): University of Kent, Department of Economics
• (where): Canterbury
• (when): 2002

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/68126
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