Fiji's emigrant transfers and potential macroeconomic effects

Pacific Economic Bulletin

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 117-128

  Gani, Azmat ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC   (Fiji)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC IMPACT; EMIGRATION; MACROECONOMICS; NATIONAL ECONOMY;

EID: 25844521600     PISSN: 08178038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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