Role of remittances in Tongan economy

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作者：

Jayaraman, T. K. ^{[1
]}

Choong, Chee-Keong ^{[2
]}

Kumar, Ronald ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] Univ South Pacific, Fac Business & Econ, Sch Econ, Suva, Fiji

[2] Univ Tunku Abdul Rahman, Fac Business & Finance, Ctr Econ Studies, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia

[3] Univ South Pacific, Fac Business & Econ, Sch Govt Dev & Int Affairs, Suva, Fiji

来源：

MIGRATION LETTERS | 2010年 / 7卷 / 02期

关键词：

Remittances; economic growth; financial sector development; bounds test; Tonga;

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中图分类号：

C921 [人口统计学];

学科分类号：

摘要：

Inward remittances have been a great support to Pacific Island Countries, including Tonga. Aside from being a major source of foreign exchange earnings, they supplement domestic savings and real resources. This paper examines the role of remittances in the economic growth of Tonga's during a 28 year period (1981-2007).

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