Macroeconomic Volatility, Trade and Financial Liberalization in Africa

World Development

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1623-1636

  Ahmed, Abdullahi D ^a   Suardi, Sandy ^b  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bostwana; financial development; institutions; macroeconomic volatility; Sub Saharan Africa; trade and financial liberalization

Indexed keywords

FINANCIAL MARKET; GROWTH RATE; INFLATION; MACROECONOMICS; REAL EXCHANGE RATE; TRADE LIBERALIZATION;

AFRICA; BOTSWANA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 69349088619     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2009.03.009     Document Type: Article

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