The project aims to forecast the size and effects of remittances and emigration in 4 Western-Balkan (WB) countries, through a novel method: Delphi questionnaire.
In particular, the project has the following tasks: 1) to provide a literature overview of forecasting remittances and emigration; 2) to collect data through a Delphi questionnaire from economic experts and remittance-receivers; 3) to forecast remittances and emigration based on the data obtained in (2); 4) provide policy recommendations based on the forecasted trends; and 5) to compare forecasted trends among the 4 countries.
Donor: Regional Research Promotion Program
Project partners: ACSER Albania, FREN Serbia, Individual researcher Kosovo
Duration: 6 months (2016)
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Project meeting, Istanbul, Turkey, 27-30 October 2016 – Аgenda – Gallery
Round table “The future of remittances and emigration: Can they be forecast?”, 22 November 2016, Faculty of Economics, Prilep – Invitation and agenda – Gallery
Infographs – Macedonia – Serbia – Albania – Kosovo
Media appearance – MRT – Telma – Nova Makedonija
Forecasting results – Маcedonia – Serbia – Аlbania – Коsovо
