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Tourism development and economic growth in the Mediterranean countries: evidence from panel Granger causality tests

Alper AslanDepartment of Economics, Nevsehir University, Nevsehir, TurkeyCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 363-372 | Received 05 Nov 2012, Accepted 16 Jan 2013, Published online: 14 Feb 2013

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