The Upshot of External Debt on Economic Growth in West African Countries: A Panel Data Approach
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Keywords: External Debt; Economic Growth and Panel data.;JEL classification:
- C23 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Models with Panel Data; Spatio-temporal Models
- F34 - International Economics - - International Finance - - - International Lending and Debt Problems
- F43 - International Economics - - Macroeconomic Aspects of International Trade and Finance - - - Economic Growth of Open Economies
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-AFR-2014-01-10 (Africa)
- NEP-GRO-2014-01-10 (Economic Growth)
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