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Financial inclusion, remittances and household consumption in sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from the application of an endogenous threshold dynamic panel model Cover

Financial inclusion, remittances and household consumption in sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from the application of an endogenous threshold dynamic panel model

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18559/ebr.2025.2.1969 | Journal eISSN: 2450-0097 | Journal ISSN: 2392-1641
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Published on: Jul 8, 2025
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