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Import-economic growth nexus in selected African countries: An application of the Toda-Yamamoto Granger non-causality test

Zagreb International Review of Economics and Business
Volume 23 (2020): Issue 2 (November 2020)
By: Olufemi Adewale Aluko and  Adefemi A. Obalade  
Open Access
|Dec 2020

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/zireb-2020-0016 | Journal eISSN: 1849-1162 | Journal ISSN: 1331-5609
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Language: English
Page range: 117 - 128
Published on: Dec 12, 2020
Published by: University of Zagreb, Faculty of Economics & Business
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year
Keywords:
Imports,
Economic growth,
Toda-Yamamoto Granger non-causality test,
Africa
Related subjects:
Business and economics,
Political economics,
Macroeconomics,
Public finance and fiscal theory,
Business management,
Marketing, sales, customer relations,
Management, organization, corporate governance

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