Capital mobility in sub-Saharan Africa: A panel data approach

South African Journal of Economics

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 22-35

  de Wet, Albert H ^a   van Eyden, Reneé ^b  

^a National Treasury   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Capital mobility; Panel data; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL FLOW; CAPITAL MARKET; FINANCIAL MARKET; PANEL DATA;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 23844512481     PISSN: 00382280     EISSN: 18136982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1813-6982.2005.00002.x     Document Type: Article

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