Financial determinants of domestic investment in sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from the panel data

World Development

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 381-400

  Ndikumana, Leonce ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Development; Finance; Growth; Investment; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

FEDERAL SYSTEM; FISCAL POLICY; INVESTMENT;

AFRICA;

EID: 0034066507     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-750X(99)00129-1     Document Type: Article

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