External debt and worsening business cycles in less developed countries

Journal of Economic Studies

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 155-168

  Leung, H M ^a  

^a SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Business cycles; Debt; Developing countries

Indexed keywords

EID: 0242329711     PISSN: 01443585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443580310465367     Document Type: Review

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