What drives rural out-migration? Insights from Kosovo. Issue 2 (4th March 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Sauer, Johannes; Gorton, Matthew; Davidova, Sophia
• Is Part Of: Post-communist economies. Volume 31:Issue 2(2019)
• Page Start: 200
• Page End: 217
• Publication Date: 2019-03-04
• Subjects: Migration -- human capital -- networks -- post-conflict -- gender -- Kosovo; Post-communism -- Economic aspects -- Periodicals; Russia (Federation) -- Economic conditions -- Periodicals; Europe, Eastern -- Economic conditions -- Periodicals; 330.91717
• DOI: 10.1080/14631377.2018.1506623
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1463-1377

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Drawing on household, network and relative deprivation models of migration, this paper empirically tests the probability to migrate utilising data for agricultural households in Kosovo (circa 13, 500 observations). We identify the determinants of the propensity to migrate and length of migration in the previous year, considering gender-related differences. The results reveal the significance of household/personal characteristics, farm characteristics and network effects on the propensity to migrate and length of migration in the previous year. However, we find no significant effect of relative deprivation on the propensity to migrate and length of migration. While education has a strong, positive effect on migration by women, this is not the case for men. Unprofitability and a lack of inputs, manpower and equipment, causing farmland to be left uncultivated, also stimulate out-migration.