Economic Behavior of Albanian Immigrants during the Economic Crisis in Greece
Economic Behavior of Albanian Immigrants during the Economic Crisis in Greece

Author(s): Dorina Kalemi
Subject(s): Geography, Regional studies, Economic history, Transformation Period (1990 - 2010), Present Times (2010 - today), Migration Studies, Socio-Economic Research
Published by: Transnational Press London
Keywords: Albanian immigrants in Greece; economic behavior; economic crisis; survey; regression models;
Summary/Abstract: This paper develops an empirical model to investigate the main determinants of economic behavior of Albanian immigrants in Greece. The aim of this study is to investigate Albanian immigrants’ rate of monthly individual income and their savings in the economic crisis. In addition, the results analyze the remittances that the Albanian immigrants sent to their home country from 2008 to 2011. Also, the results show the expected income of immigrants. The study is based on 371 survey responses from the area of Attica, Greece and they are analysed econometrically using regression techniques. In particular, the empirical results, based on the estimation of regression analysis suggest that economic and consumer variables are significant factors for making them return to their home country. Finally, the empirical analysis showed that the factors affecting the possibility of return to their home country because of the economic crisis, are the participants who believe that they are still paid less than the natives, the participants who have said that their income in the host country is being reduced and the participants who own assets in their home country.

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