Modelling migration attempts and the role of gender in Albania

Economic Annals

Volumn 54, Issue 182, 2009, Pages 7-39

  Litchfield, Julie ^a   Reilly, Barry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Albania; Bivariate probit; Gender; Migration

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950833536     PISSN: 00133264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2298/EKA0982007L     Document Type: Article

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