This article reviews the emerging literature on transnational parenthood, concentrating on
six themes: gender, care arrangements, legislation, class, communication and moralities …

This working paper documents Albanian migration and its contribution to development
through a review of the existing literature. The account is by no means exhaustive …

In the past few years there has been a remarkable renaissance of interest in remittances.
This interest has undoubtedly been triggered by a striking increase in the levels of …

Existing scholarly literature and public discussions in sending and receiving countries often
attempt to assess the costs and benefits of transnational family separation, not from the point …

This remarkable work is an academic and personal journey into Albania's post-communist
society, examining the links between internal and international migration in one of Europe's …

This paper reviews the empirical literature on the relationship between remittances and
various dimensions of social development in the developing world within a broader …

Labor Migration has long been viewed as a strategy adopted by the household unit to
allocate family resources rationally to increase the flows of income and to raise family …

As often argued, a negative perception of immigration, or even emigration, prevails public
opinions and governments in most countries. It is argued that caused by economic hardship …

This paper contributes to the discussions on the nexus between migration and development
by assessing the effects of remittances on human development. We do so first through a …

The plight of children left behind by one or both of their migrating parents in developing
countries has attracted growing attention in recent years, surfacing as news headlines in …