Business Excellence, Vol. 14 No. 1, 2020.
Review article
https://doi.org/10.22598/pi-be/2020.14.1.135
MIGRATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN WESTERN BALKAN COUNTRIES: EVIDENCE FROM KOSOVO
Gezim Jusufi
orcid.org/0000-0003-4338-3331
; High School of Economics in Gjilan, Kosovo
Mic Ukaj
; Ph.D. Candidate at University of Prishtina, Lecturer at Fama College in Prishtina, Kosovo
Abstract
The aim of the paper is to identify the impact of the Western Balkans Diaspora
on economic development of these countries, in particular Kosovo. Through qualitative
methodological approaches the paper will review and analyze the definition and
concept of migration, the reasons and factors of migration, migrations theories, the
main destination for migrants, specifications of Kosovo population migration into
years, the migration phases of the Kosovo population, the effects of migration or
remittances on economic development of Kosovo, effective policies to strengthen the
link between diaspora and development, remittance transfer channels and so on. From
all the Western Balkan countries, Kosovo continues to be a significant trend for
emigration because labour market is unable to absorb the high number of job seekers.
Hence, the Kosovo institutions should promote investment and inform the Kosovo
diaspora of facilities for doing business, and reforms that have been implemented in
Kosovo. The limitations of this research may be the insufficient data and statistics on
migration trends of the Western Balkan countries. Therefore, it was not possible to
incorporate econometric analysis. The value of this paper, lies in dealing with Western
Balkan migration problem, a problem that has been little addressed in the current
academic literature.
Keywords
Western Balkans; Migration; Development; Kosovo; Remittances.
Hrčak ID:
239258
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Publication date:
17.6.2020.
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