Remittances of Migrant Tongan and Samoan Nurses from Australia


 
Language:

English

Authors:

Connell J, Brown RP

Series/Journal Title:

Human Resources for Health

Volume:

2

Issue:

2

Description:

Migration and remittances are of considerable importance in the small Pacific island states. There has been a significant migration of skilled health workers in recent decades to metropolitan fringe states, including Australia and New Zealand. This paper reports the findings of a re-analysis of a survey of Samoan and Tongan migrants in Australia where the sample is split between nurse households and others. The study analyzes the survey data with a view to comparing the remittance behaviour and determinants of remittances for nurses and other migrant households, using both descriptive, cross-tabulations and appropriate econometric methods. [from abstract]

Subject

Geographic Focus

Resource Type