Edvin Zhllima
Biographic Data
| ID | 388724 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Edvin Zhllima |
| GIVEN NAMES | Edvin |
| FAMILY NAME | Zhllima |
| SIGNATURE | ZHLLIMA E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Agricultural University of Tirana |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9054-9878 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 52 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Profiling consumer olive oil preferences: Shopping behaviours, health orientations and green values
Purpose Despite the cultural and nutritional importance of olive oil in Mediterranean diets, consumer preferences in emerging, nontraditional markets remain underexamined. Existing research has largely prioritized sensory qualities, certification schemes and price sensitivity, often neglecting the broader cultural and systemic drivers of food choice – such as sustainability concerns and health-oriented values. This study examines the influence of…
Climate change adaptation among smallholder poultry farmers in the northeast of Nigeria
Climate change poses a significant threat to global food security, with smallholder poultry farmers particularly vulnerable due to their limited adaptive capacity. This study empirically examines the socio-ecological drivers and information sources shaping climate change adaptation strategies among 240 smallholder poultry farmers in Northern Nigeria, using a multistage sampling technique and multivariate probit model. Findings indicate that farme…
The Effect of Food and Financial Remittances on Household Food Security in Northern Nigeria
Remittances from migrants are an important livelihood strategy to mitigate the impact of adverse economic conditions, particularly in developing countries and rural areas. This study examines how migration and remittances affect household food security by analyzing data collected from 180 farmers in northern Nigeria in 2018. The descriptive results show that households use remittances mainly for health care and education. Remittances are most com…
Impact of cigarette price and tobacco control policies on youth smoking experimentation in Albania
Price is a significant predictor of smoking experimentation among teenagers in Albania for both males and females. A combination of increasing taxes and strengthening the rule of law to control tobacco use in public spaces, in addition to public awareness campaigns targeting both youth and smoking parents, could help to significantly reduce the probability of smoking experimentation
Access to Food vs. Education - Feeding the Stomach is Important for Feeding the Mind
A school feeding program (SFP) influences school attendance and performance because better nutrition by default implies better physical and mental performance. SFP is an important motivation to attend school, especially in an area of extreme poverty and food insecurity. The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of SFP on school attendance of students in the North-Eastern region of Nigeria, based on data from a cross-sectional compara…
The Evolution of Village (Self)Governance in the Context of Post‐Communist Rural Society
The role of the village headman and council of elders is very important in many societies. The focus of this article is to analyse the evolution and the role of the (informal) intermediary institutions and actors in the context of changing society’s patterns and political landscape transformations. This article focuses on Albania and Kosovo, where village self-governing mechanisms played a crucial role in avoiding (often deadly) social conflicts …
Unlanded Class: Albania's Gender Gaps in Land Ownership and Inheritance
This study investigates gender gaps in access to land ownership and land inheritance in Albanian rural areas by combining a large-scale survey and five in-depth focus groups discussions. The article considers three sets of variables: place-based characteristics; family characteristics; and individual characteristics. Results find that rural societies lack awareness around legal property rights, undermine the confidence of women in myriad ways, an…
Agriculture land markets in transition - The inherited challenge of the post-communist land reform in Albania
Feminisation in Agriculture in a Transition Economy: Women's Role in Family Farms
Research on gender equality for several decades has observed gender roles as related to decisions, asset availability, and bargaining power. Literature examining the influence of intra-family bargaining power and rights on farm structures is scarce. This article builds on the feminisation thesis for exploring how feminisation in agriculture has been changing women's agency in family farms. It analyses the effect of farming decision-making in farm…
Analysis of Tobacco Price Elasticity in Albania Using Household Level Data
This paper analyzes the determinant factors of tobacco consumption in Albania, which is one of the countries with the highest smoking prevalence in Europe. To empirically estimate the elasticity of cigarettes demand in Albania, the paper uses the Living Standard Measurement Survey (LSMS) applying Deaton’s (1988) demand model. This paper estimates an Almost Ideal Demand System (AIDS), which allows disentangling quality choice from exogenous price …
Local Government Access to Funds—It Is about Who Your Friends and Party Are
The competitive grants schemes, a financing mechanism established for achieving social welfare as well as balanced and efficient territorial development, would have to be applied through a transparent and objective competition process. However, political influence of the ruling party and informal networks with central government decision-makers may influence access to competitive grants. This paper explores the extent to which the political affil…
Corruption in Education during Socialism and the Postsocialist Transition: The Case of Albania
Region: Regional Studies of Russia, Eastern Europe, and Central Asia - Volume 7, Number 2, July 2018
Fiscal Decentralization in Albania: Trends and Challenges at the Dawn of Territorial Reform
Decentralization reforms in Albania started very late compared with other countries of the Western Balkans. Only in early the 2000s were important fiscal decentralization reforms undertaken in Albania. The objective of this paper is to analyse the evolution of decentralization in terms of its legal and institutional paths, with a focus on the governance of intergovernmental transfers. Local government in Albania has inherited a fragmented legal f…
Transitions in European land-management regimes between 1800 and 2010
Transitions in European land-management regimes between 1800 and 2010
Unlanded Class: Albania's Gender Gaps in Land Ownership and Inheritance
This study investigates gender gaps in access to land ownership and land inheritance in Albanian rural areas by combining a large-scale survey and five in-depth focus groups discussions. The article considers three sets of variables: place-based characteristics; family characteristics; and individual characteristics. Results find that rural societies lack awareness around legal property rights, undermine the confidence of women in myriad ways, an…
Agriculture land markets in transition - The inherited challenge of the post-communist land reform in Albania
Feminisation in Agriculture in a Transition Economy: Women's Role in Family Farms
Research on gender equality for several decades has observed gender roles as related to decisions, asset availability, and bargaining power. Literature examining the influence of intra-family bargaining power and rights on farm structures is scarce. This article builds on the feminisation thesis for exploring how feminisation in agriculture has been changing women's agency in family farms. It analyses the effect of farming decision-making in farm…
Transitions in European land-management regimes between 1800 and 2010
Fiscal Decentralization in Albania: Trends and Challenges at the Dawn of Territorial Reform
Decentralization reforms in Albania started very late compared with other countries of the Western Balkans. Only in early the 2000s were important fiscal decentralization reforms undertaken in Albania. The objective of this paper is to analyse the evolution of decentralization in terms of its legal and institutional paths, with a focus on the governance of intergovernmental transfers. Local government in Albania has inherited a fragmented legal f…
Corruption in Education during Socialism and the Postsocialist Transition: The Case of Albania
Region: Regional Studies of Russia, Eastern Europe, and Central Asia - Volume 7, Number 2, July 2018
Analysis of Tobacco Price Elasticity in Albania Using Household Level Data
This paper analyzes the determinant factors of tobacco consumption in Albania, which is one of the countries with the highest smoking prevalence in Europe. To empirically estimate the elasticity of cigarettes demand in Albania, the paper uses the Living Standard Measurement Survey (LSMS) applying Deaton’s (1988) demand model. This paper estimates an Almost Ideal Demand System (AIDS), which allows disentangling quality choice from exogenous price …
Local Government Access to Funds—It Is about Who Your Friends and Party Are
The competitive grants schemes, a financing mechanism established for achieving social welfare as well as balanced and efficient territorial development, would have to be applied through a transparent and objective competition process. However, political influence of the ruling party and informal networks with central government decision-makers may influence access to competitive grants. This paper explores the extent to which the political affil…
Agriculture land markets in transition - The inherited challenge of the post-communist land reform in Albania
Feminisation in Agriculture in a Transition Economy: Women's Role in Family Farms
Research on gender equality for several decades has observed gender roles as related to decisions, asset availability, and bargaining power. Literature examining the influence of intra-family bargaining power and rights on farm structures is scarce. This article builds on the feminisation thesis for exploring how feminisation in agriculture has been changing women's agency in family farms. It analyses the effect of farming decision-making in farm…
Unlanded Class: Albania's Gender Gaps in Land Ownership and Inheritance
This study investigates gender gaps in access to land ownership and land inheritance in Albanian rural areas by combining a large-scale survey and five in-depth focus groups discussions. The article considers three sets of variables: place-based characteristics; family characteristics; and individual characteristics. Results find that rural societies lack awareness around legal property rights, undermine the confidence of women in myriad ways, an…
The Evolution of Village (Self)Governance in the Context of Post‐Communist Rural Society
The role of the village headman and council of elders is very important in many societies. The focus of this article is to analyse the evolution and the role of the (informal) intermediary institutions and actors in the context of changing society’s patterns and political landscape transformations. This article focuses on Albania and Kosovo, where village self-governing mechanisms played a crucial role in avoiding (often deadly) social conflicts …
Impact of cigarette price and tobacco control policies on youth smoking experimentation in Albania
Price is a significant predictor of smoking experimentation among teenagers in Albania for both males and females. A combination of increasing taxes and strengthening the rule of law to control tobacco use in public spaces, in addition to public awareness campaigns targeting both youth and smoking parents, could help to significantly reduce the probability of smoking experimentation
Access to Food vs. Education - Feeding the Stomach is Important for Feeding the Mind
A school feeding program (SFP) influences school attendance and performance because better nutrition by default implies better physical and mental performance. SFP is an important motivation to attend school, especially in an area of extreme poverty and food insecurity. The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of SFP on school attendance of students in the North-Eastern region of Nigeria, based on data from a cross-sectional compara…
Profiling consumer olive oil preferences: Shopping behaviours, health orientations and green values
Purpose Despite the cultural and nutritional importance of olive oil in Mediterranean diets, consumer preferences in emerging, nontraditional markets remain underexamined. Existing research has largely prioritized sensory qualities, certification schemes and price sensitivity, often neglecting the broader cultural and systemic drivers of food choice – such as sustainability concerns and health-oriented values. This study examines the influence of…
Climate change adaptation among smallholder poultry farmers in the northeast of Nigeria
Climate change poses a significant threat to global food security, with smallholder poultry farmers particularly vulnerable due to their limited adaptive capacity. This study empirically examines the socio-ecological drivers and information sources shaping climate change adaptation strategies among 240 smallholder poultry farmers in Northern Nigeria, using a multistage sampling technique and multivariate probit model. Findings indicate that farme…
The Effect of Food and Financial Remittances on Household Food Security in Northern Nigeria
Remittances from migrants are an important livelihood strategy to mitigate the impact of adverse economic conditions, particularly in developing countries and rural areas. This study examines how migration and remittances affect household food security by analyzing data collected from 180 farmers in northern Nigeria in 2018. The descriptive results show that households use remittances mainly for health care and education. Remittances are most com…
Economics (10 works) · Political science (9 works) · Business (6 works) · Geography (6 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Land Rights and Reforms (4 works) · Politics (4 works) · Agricultural economics (3 works) · Agriculture (3 works) · Communism (3 works)