International finance and growth in developing countries: What have we learned?

IMF Staff Papers

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 63-111

  Obstfeld, Maurice ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 64349094210     PISSN: 10207635     EISSN: 15645150     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1057/imfsp.2008.32     Document Type: Article

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