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Do Off-Farm Employment and Remittances Affect Food Consumption Patterns? Evidence from Albania

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  • Ayuba Seidu
  • Gülcan Önel
  • Charles B. Moss
  • James L. Seale

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This study is the first to analyze the combined effects of off-farm incomes from a variety of sources—local wage employment, local self-employment, and migrant remittances—on detailed food consumption patterns. A food demand model that incorporates incomes from different sources and household demographics is developed to fit rural Albanian household data. Findings indicate that increases in off-farm wage income increases food consumed at-home and away-from-home. Cereal-based staples consumed at home increase with increased off-farm wage income and decrease with increased remittances. Food consumption patterns are not affected by self-employment income. Findings have implications for improving dietary conditions in rural households.

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  • Ayuba Seidu & Gülcan Önel & Charles B. Moss & James L. Seale, 2019. "Do Off-Farm Employment and Remittances Affect Food Consumption Patterns? Evidence from Albania," Eastern European Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 57(2), pages 130-152, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:mes:eaeuec:v:57:y:2019:i:2:p:130-152
    DOI: 10.1080/00128775.2018.1551063
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