Macedonian Emigration: History, Trends and Current Profile

Abstract

Although Macedonia has a rather long history of emigration, relatively
little is known about the number of emigrants, their experiences
abroad, and the impact of their absence on the families and
communities they leave behind. It is also unclear how return migration
affects development in Macedonia. The aim of this article is to fill
some of these gaps in the evidence base. The findings include a
review of the most relevant existing literature on this subject, but are
drawn primarily from new primary research carried out in 2008 and
2009, including interviews with key stakeholders and data derived
from a new and nationally representative household survey.