Investment in Africa's manufacturing sector: A four country panel data analysis

Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 489-512

  Bigsten, Arne ^d   Collier, Paul ^d   Dercon, Stefan ^d   Gauthier, Bernard ^a   Gunning, Jan Willem ^b   Isaksson, Anders ^d   Oduro, Abena ^c   Oostendorp, Remco ^b   Pattilo, Cathy ^d   Söderbom, Mans ^d   Sylvain, Michel ^a   Teal, Francis ^d   Zeufackf, Albert ^d  

^a HEC MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

^d NONE

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EID: 0039552145     PISSN: 03059049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-0084.00140     Document Type: Article

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