Comparative effects of migrants' remittances on composition of recipient household income in two small, island economies

Applied Economics

Volumn 43, Issue 27, 2011, Pages 3965-3976

  Brown, Richard P C ^a   Leeves, Gareth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; LEAST SQUARES METHOD; MIGRANTS REMITTANCE; NUMERICAL MODEL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

FIJI; TONGA;

EID: 79961080137     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: 14664283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00036841003742611     Document Type: Article

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