01700cas a2200253 a 4500 AALejournalIMF004679 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451865998 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Mineshima, Aiko. Remittances in the Pacific Region / Aiko Mineshima, Christopher Browne. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2007. 1 online resource (14 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students Remittances are large and have grown substantially over the past decade in the Pacific region. This primarily reflects the impact of emigration due to low growth and limited employment prospects at home. Many Pacific emigrants settle abroad with their families for long periods, but maintain close links with their relatives, villages and churches. The paper finds that the altruistic motive for remittances remains much stronger in the Pacific region than in the rest of Asia, where investment considerations increasingly appear to predominate, especially for the large share of single citizens working abroad for limited periods. Mode of access: Internet Browne, Christopher. IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2007/035 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2007/035/001.2007.issue-035-en.xml IMF e-Library