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Urban Population Growth and Job Opportunities: The Case of Albania

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  • Ҫurçija Mario

    (University “LuigjGurakuqi”, Faculty of Economy, Albania)

  • Bejleri Emirjeta

    (University “LuigjGurakuqi”, Faculty of Economy, Albania)

Abstract

Demographic change is a complex phenomenon, but it has generally been accepted that having better employment opportunities and quality of jobs are among important factors that determine people’s mobility. The purpose of this paper is to test the relationship between the increase in the number of people living in urban areas and the job opportunities in these areas in Albania. In order to do so, we performed a statistical analysis of a dataset on labor force surveys for the time period of 2007-2013. Our findings confirmed a positive correlation between the increase of individuals living in a certain area and job opportunities for specialized occupations in that area; however, a significant relationship was not found when job opportunities in general, in general, were considered.

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  • Ҫurçija Mario & Bejleri Emirjeta, 2020. "Urban Population Growth and Job Opportunities: The Case of Albania," Naše gospodarstvo/Our economy, Sciendo, vol. 66(4), pages 28-39, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:vrs:ngooec:v:66:y:2020:i:4:p:28-39:n:3
    DOI: 10.2478/ngoe-2020-0021
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    Keywords

    urban population growth; job opportunity; Albania; transition economies; demographic change; internal migration;
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    JEL classification:

    • J19 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Other
    • J69 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - Other
    • P20 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Socialist and Transition Economies - - - General

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