Remittances sent by a growing altruistic diaspora: How do they grow over time?

Asia Pacific Viewpoint

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 93-108

  Poirine, Bernard ^a  

^a Universitéde la Polynésie Française ^*  (French Polynesia)

Author keywords

Altruism; Development; Emigration; MIRAB; Private transfer; Remittance

Indexed keywords

ALTRUISM; DIASPORA; EMIGRATION; GROWTH RATE; INCOME; REMITTANCE; SOCIAL IMPACT; WELFARE IMPACT;

EID: 33746573251     PISSN: 13607456     EISSN: 14678373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8373.2006.00304.x     Document Type: Article

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