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Assessing the Macroeconomic Implications of Oil Price Fluctuations in Saudi Arabia: An SVAR-based Study

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|Jun 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/zireb-2025-0001 | Journal eISSN: 1849-1162 | Journal ISSN: 1331-5609
Language: English
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Published on: Jun 5, 2025
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