REMITTING BEHAVIOUR OF ALBANIAN MIGRANTS: EVIDENCE FROM THESSALONIKI

The aim of this research is to present a clear outline on the remitting behavior of Albanian migrants in the city of Thessaloniki. Since 1990, when the fall of communism created a big wave of emigration, remittances to Albania have been a vital source for this country but after 2008 financial crisis things have changed. The main topics of this paper is the exploration of the impact of the 2008 crisis in the level of remittances sanded toward Albania, as well as some evidence of the reason, methods of sending and purpose of their use. The empirical base of this research is a set of 200 indepth interviews with Albanian emigrants living in Thessaloniki. Material derives from an extensive period of fieldwork research conducted in Thessaloniki between May-June 2012

Poor or Just Feeling Poor-Situation in Albania

There exist different methods and definition how to measure poverty. It can be measured by income or consumption, objectively or as a perception of individuals for their socio-economic situation.The objective and subjective poverty are highly correlated and both are influenced by socioeconomic factors. Till now, it is the objective poverty mostly considered while the subjective one has been analyzed only as a part of it. Assessments of the subjective poverty are more scarce, especially in the case of transition countries. Different studies proposed advantages and disadvantages of using each method. The significance of different factors shows the characteristics and the trend of monetary or subjective poverty. The national poverty is Albania is calculated through monetary poverty. There are a set of influenced factors related with household composition, geographic division, education and other socio-economic indicators. In this paper we analyze the perception of individuals for the poverty, the relationship of this perception with the objective poverty, and the socio-demographic factors that influence the probability of being poor. There are used the data from the Albanian Living Standard Measurement Survey (LSMS)

Multidimensional Measurement of Poverty - Albania Case

It exist different definition and different methods for poverty measure. In this paper are analyze different monetary and non-monetary factors influencing the poverty level. In non-monetary terms are included factors related with living condition, possessing assets and having basic needs, social participation and other factors related with environment where the people live. These factors are important to the long term assessment poverty. The analysis is based on data from the Living Standard Measurement Survey and using structural equations model