Using the LSMS panel data collected by the World Bank in Albania from 2002 to 2004, this paper focuses on the determinants and financial implication of remittances sent by family members and adult children living abroad. Our econometric analysis draws on random and fixed effects discrete choice models. We find that the proportion of households receiving remittances is large. These transfers are...

Methods Hospital records of patients with a diagnosis of chronic arthritis with onsen at the age of 16 years or less presenting to University Hospital Center, “Mother Teresa”, Tirana for the periods July 2010 – March 2014 were retrospectively reviewed and reclassified as juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) based on the International League of Associations for Rheumatology (ILAR) diagnostic crit...

Informal payments for health care are a growing concern in Albania and other transitional economy countries. Recent international studies have shown that informal payments can have negative effects on health care access, equity and health status by causing people to forgo or delay seeking care, or sell assets to pay for care. Many countries are putting in place reforms meant to reduce informal ...

Abstract National roads are the main arteries in road transport infrastructure. Therefore, all agencies or authorities responsible of infrastructure, pay attention to management systems. Albania is experiencing an increase infrastructure investments and maintenance this network. There have been some attempts establish national secondary These systems attempt achieve different objectives, such a...

Albania has seen significant political and socioeconomic changes in the last 30 years, owing mostly to its participation democratization transition an open market economy. The purpose of this study is investigate demographic dynamics better understand country’s current population situation near future projection for period 2025-2031. relevance analyzing topic actual have a detailed future. arti...

The report presents key data on Kosovo refugees in Albania during the 1999 crisis in Kosovo. In a three-month period, from March through May 1999, Albania received, accommodated, and cared for 479,223 officially registered refugees from Kosovo (FR Yugoslavia). Many foreign governmental and non-governmental organizations helped the Albanian government during the crisis. The Government cooperated...