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Asymmetric impact of inflation and unemployment on poverty in Pakistan: new evidence from asymmetric ARDL cointegration

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Pages 295-310 | Received 28 Aug 2017, Accepted 25 Aug 2018, Published online: 24 Sep 2018

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