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This article investigates the demographic effects of migration in Albania with particular emphasis on fertility. Combinations of demographic responses to the political and economic transition process are explored and impacts of migration on individual fertility patterns analysed. Estimates from the 1989 and 2001 censuses suggest a complementary relationship between international emigration of young adults and relative fertility decline in districts that experienced the highest increase in living standards. Survey data from the 2002 Living Standards Measurement Survey provide evidence of a negative impact of migration on fertility in sending households. Females exposed to emigration start their childbearing career earlier, but have smaller families compared to those who do not. It is argued that migration sustained the fertility transition during the 1990s and, together, they may create more favourable demographic conditions for development in the future.
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