Financial development, international migrant remittances and endogenous growth in Ghana

Studies in Economics and Finance

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 68-89

  Adenutsi, Deodat E ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Economic growth; Ghana; Migrant workers; Money

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860655593     PISSN: 10867376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/10867371111110561     Document Type: Article

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