Is economic growth sufficient for poverty alleviation? Empirical evidence from Malaysia

Cuadernos de Economia

Volumn 35, Issue 97, 2012, Pages 26-32

  Mulok, Dullah ^a   Kogid, Mori ^a   Asid, Rozilee ^a   Lily, Jaratin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA SABAH   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Causality; Cointegration; Malaysia; Poverty rate; Real GDP

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860855455     PISSN: 02100266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0210-0266(12)70020-1     Document Type: Article

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