Subjectively-assessed welfare and international remittances: Evidence from Tonga

Journal of Development Studies

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 829-845

  Brown, Richard P C ^a   Jimenez, Eliana V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; MIGRANTS REMITTANCE; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; WELFARE ECONOMICS;

TONGA;

EID: 79960514648     PISSN: 00220388     EISSN: 17439140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220388.2010.501376     Document Type: Article

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