Financial development and income in North Africa

International Advances in Economic Research

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 422-432

  Baliamoune Lutz, Mina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Arab countries; Economic growth; Financial development; North Africa; VECM

Indexed keywords

EID: 55249113864     PISSN: 10830898     EISSN: 1573966X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11294-008-9176-5     Document Type: Article

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