Foreign aid and capital flight: A case study of Bangladesh

Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 370-393

  Quazi, Rahim M ^a  

^a PRAIRIE VIEW A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Capital flight; Cointegration; Foreign aid

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL FLOW; CAPITAL MARKET; INTERNATIONAL AID; NATIONAL ECONOMY;

ASIA; BANGLADESH; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; SOUTH ASIA; WORLD;

EID: 8744294002     PISSN: 13547860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1354786042000272008     Document Type: Article

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