Prague Economic Papers 2024, 33(2):244-260 | DOI: 10.18267/j.pep.856

Determinants of labour force migration: Evidence from the Western Balkans

Atdhetar Gara ORCID..., Besnik Fetai ORCID...
Faculty of Business and Economics, South East European University, Tetovo, North Macedonia

This paper empirically analyses the determining factors of the growth in the migration rate in the countries of the Western Balkans. The analysis is carried out with panel data over 17 years from 2005 to 2021. The purpose of this paper is to analyse social variables such as unemployment and standard of living, and political variables such as corruption, political stability, government effectiveness, rule of law and the level of corruption in the migration of citizens. For this purpose, we employ different econometric models and techniques such as OLS, OLS robust fixed and random effects models, and GMM (generalized method of moments). The study's findings demonstrate that high levels of unemployment in the Western Balkan region are the primary cause of the surge in migration; thus, large levels of labour force migration are also present in these countries. The findings also show that variables related to the political situation have statistical significance in reducing migration. The paper does not find a statistically significant influence of the level of corruption on migration. The recommendations for the countries of the Western Balkan region are to create long-term sustainable employment policies and increase wages as preventive measures for migration.

Klíčová slova: migration, unemployment, corruption, political stability, Western Balkans, JEL Codes: F22, J64, E24, D73, D74, H11, P26
JEL classification: D74, E24, F22, H11, J64, P26

Vloženo: 2. srpen 2023; Revidováno: 15. listopad 2023; Přijato: 30. prosinec 2023; Zveřejněno: 3. květen 2024  Zobrazit citaci

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Gara, A., & Fetai, B. (2024). Determinants of labour force migration: Evidence from the Western Balkans. Prague Economic Papers, 33(2), 244-260. doi: 10.18267/j.pep.856
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