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Does the size of the tourism sector influence the economic policy response to the COVID-19 pandemic?

Usman Khalida Department of Innovation in Government & Society, College of Business and Economics, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab EmiratesCorrespondence[email protected]
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Luke Emeka Okaforb School of Economics, University of Nottingham Malaysia, Semenyih, Selangor, MalaysiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6707-7430View further author information
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Katarzyna Burzynskac Institute for Management Research, Radboud University, Nijmegen, the NetherlandsORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0160-540XView further author information
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Pages 2801-2820 | Received 28 Jun 2020, Accepted 04 Jan 2021, Published online: 19 Jan 2021

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