2014/13 | LEM Working Paper Series | |
International Migration and School Enrollment of the Left-Behinds in Albania: A Note
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Marina Mastrorillo, Giorgio Fagiolo |
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Keywords | ||
Migration; Left-behinds; Albania; Enrollment; Education
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JEL Classifications | ||
F22; O15; I25
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Abstract | ||
We study the impact of international migration on enrollment of the
left-behinds in Albania using the 2008 and 2012 Living Standard
Measurement Survey. We employ a 2-stage Probit model controlling for
endogeneity with an instrumental-variable approach. We find that
migration has a negative and significant impact on enrollment in both
waves. This result holds across different sub-samples and alternative
ways to proxy within-household migration. Our findings strengthen
results for previous years and cast doubts on the effectiveness of
recent educational reforms and migration-oriented policies in Albania.
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