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Research Article

The effect of financial development on economic growth and income distribution: an empirical evidence from lower-middle and upper-middle-income countries

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Pages 117-128 | Received 28 Apr 2021, Accepted 31 Mar 2022, Published online: 26 Apr 2022

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