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The sustainability of trade balances in sub-Saharan Africa: panel cointegration tests with cross-section dependence

Yoshihiro HashiguchiInstitute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization, 3-2-2, Wakaba, Mihama-Ku, Chiba 261-8545, Japan
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Shigeyuki HamoriFaculty of Economics, Kobe University, 2-1 Rokkodai, Nada-Ku, Kobe, 657-8501, Japan
Pages 161-165 | Published online: 06 Jun 2011

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