The Cyclicality Of Remittances In Sub-Saharan Africa
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Keywords
Remittances; Institutional Quality; GDP per Capita Growth; Sub-Saharan Africa;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- F22 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business - - - International Migration
- F24 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business - - - Remittances
- F43 - International Economics - - Macroeconomic Aspects of International Trade and Finance - - - Economic Growth of Open Economies
- O10 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - General
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