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Government debt and economic growth in Malaysia: the role of institutional quality

Siti Nurazira Mohd DaudFaculty of Economics and Muamalat, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia, Nilai, Bandar Baru Nilai, Negeri Sembilan, 71800MalaysiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Jan PodivinskyEconomics Division, Social Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
Pages 1179-1183 | Published online: 28 May 2014

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