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Inflation and Unemployment Interdependance: Evidence From the Western Balkan Countries

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|Mar 2024

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ethemes-2023-0024 | Journal eISSN: 2217-3668 | Journal ISSN: 0353-8648
Language: English
Page range: 459 - 476
Submitted on: Oct 15, 2023
Accepted on: Nov 30, 2023
Published on: Mar 26, 2024
Published by: University of Niš, Faculty of Economics
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