Transport and economic performance: The case of Mauritius

Journal of Transport Economics and Policy

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 255-267

  Khadaroo, Jameel ^a   Seetanah, Boopen ^b  

^a Bank of Mauritius   (Mauritius)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Mauritius)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL FORMATION; DATA SET; DEVELOPING WORLD; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ERROR CORRECTION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE; VECTOR AUTOREGRESSION;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MASCARENE ISLANDS; MAURITIUS;

EID: 43349106152     PISSN: 00225258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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