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Aid, Policy and Growth: Does Aid Modality Matter?

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  • Bazoumana Ouattara
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  • Bazoumana Ouattara & Eric Strobl, 2008. "Aid, Policy and Growth: Does Aid Modality Matter?," Review of World Economics (Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv), Springer;Institut für Weltwirtschaft (Kiel Institute for the World Economy), vol. 144(2), pages 347-365, July.
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    DOI: 10.1007/s10290-008-0150-3
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