Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0
Author-Name:  Narazani, Edlira 
Author-Email: edlira.narazani@econ.unito.it
Author-Workplace-Name: University of Turin
Author-Workplace-Homepage: http://www.est.unito.it/
Title: The impact of Migration on Infant Mortality Reduction in Albania
Abstract: In the last two decades, Albania went through a substantial reduction in infant mortality rates together 
with a widespread migration experience. In this paper we investigate whether migration has played any role in this 
decreasing trend of infant mortality in Albania by using the Albanian Demographic and Health Survey 2008-09 (ADHS).
First we assess whether migration has affected fertility decisions, namely, number of children and child sex composition 
among women aged 15 to 49 who have ever been married, but find no statistically significant evidence for any impact 
even when migration is instrumented. Afterwards, migration impact on child health status is investigated and the 
estimations results show that migrant households have had lower rates of infant mortality than non-migrant househol
ds but only once the endogeneity of migration is tackled with country-specific instrumental variables.  
Length: 33 pages
Creation-Date: 2013-05
File-URL: http://www.est.unito.it/do/home.pl/Download?doc=/allegati/wp2013dip/wp_15_2013.pdf
File-Format: Application/PDF
Handle: RePEc:uto:dipeco:201315