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dc.contributor.authorRohorua, Halahingano Tu'akolo Siufanga
dc.contributor.authorGibson, John
dc.contributor.authorMcKenzie, David
dc.contributor.authorMartinez, Pilar Garcia
dc.date.accessioned2009-11-12T21:22:28Z
dc.date.available2009-11-12T21:22:28Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.identifier.citationRohorua, H.T.S., Gibson, J., McKenzie, D. & Martinez, P. G.(2009). How do Pacific island households and communities cope with seasonally absent members? Pacific Economic Bulletin, 24(3), 19-38.en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10289/3365
dc.description.abstractHouseholds and communities in the Pacific islands are increasingly likely to have some of their most productive members regularly absent due to growing opportunities for seasonal work abroad. If these absences are costly for the family left behind, the net development benefits of seasonal migration will be less than what they appear from remittances and repatriated foreign earnings, and there might be a role for government policies in host and source countries to mitigate some of the effects of absence. This article provides the first evidence of how Pacific island households and communities are affected by and cope with seasonal absences. We find that Tongan households have succeeded in mitigating many of the potential adverse effects associated with seasonal separation of members, whereas households from Vanuatu with members participating in the RSE appear to have suffered some shortterm costs in terms of diet and health.en
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherAustralian National Universityen_NZ
dc.relation.urihttp://peb.anu.edu.au/pdf/PEB24_3_Rohorua_et_al.pdfen
dc.rightsThis article has been published in the journal: Pacific Economic Bulletin. © 2009 The Australian National University. Used with permission.en
dc.subjecthouseholdsen
dc.subjectcommunitiesen
dc.subjectPacific islanden
dc.titleHow do Pacific island households and communities cope with seasonally absent members?en
dc.typeJournal Articleen
dc.relation.isPartOfPacific Economic Bulletinen_NZ
pubs.begin-page19en_NZ
pubs.elements-id34483
pubs.end-page38en_NZ
pubs.issue3en_NZ
pubs.volume24en_NZ


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