Testing the export-led growth hypothesis: Evidence from Jordan

Applied Economics Letters

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 393-396

  Abual Foul, Bassam ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF SHARJAH   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC GROWTH; EXPORT LED DEVELOPMENT; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; HYPOTHESIS TESTING;

ASIA; EURASIA; JORDAN; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 2542436782     PISSN: 13504851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1350485042000228268     Document Type: Article

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