The UAE growth surge: Have information technology and human capital contributed?

Studies in Economics and Finance

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 297-306

  Al Khateeb, Faisal B ^a   Darrat, Ali F ^b   Elkhal, Khaled ^b  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication technologies; Economic growth; Error analysis; Human capital; United Arab Emirates

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992974726     PISSN: 10867376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/10867370710831846     Document Type: Article

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