Transnational Entrepreneurs in the Western Balkans: A Comparative Study of Serbian and Albanian Migrants and Returnees

  • Jelena Predojevic-Despic
  • Tanja Pavlov
  • Svetlana Milutinovic
  • Brikena Balli
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Abstract

Transnational entrepreneurship (TE) is becoming a leading economic activity worldwide, particularly in the area of high technology. A growing number of studies are attempting to address this type of migration, whether in the form of immigrant entrepreneurship or the entrepreneurship of returnees in their homeland. Serbia and Albania have experienced a significant emigration among their highly skilled population. TE is an emerging trend in both countries, but apart from sporadic studies on foreign remittances, there has been no research on carried out on transnational economic activities and transnational entrepreneurship among immigrants or returnees.

Keywords

Social Capital Destination Country Entrepreneurial Spirit Western Balkan Country Transnational Migrant 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Jelena Predojevic-Despic
    • 1
  • Tanja Pavlov
    • 2
  • Svetlana Milutinovic
    • 2
  • Brikena Balli
    • 3
  1. 1.Institute of Social SciencesBelgradeSerbia
  2. 2.Center for MigrationGroup 484BelgradeSerbia
  3. 3.Faculty of Social Sciences, Sociology DepartmentTirana UniversityTiraneAlbania

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