A new look at the effects of export instability on investment and growth

World Development

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1905-1914

  Dawe, David ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GROWTH; EXPORT EARNINGS INSTABILITY; EXPORT INSTABILITY; GROWTH IMPACT; INVESTMENT; INVESTMENT IMPACT;

EID: 0030405039     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-750X(96)00080-0     Document Type: Article

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