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GENERAL & APPLIED ECONOMICS

Foreign direct investment, remittances, real exchange rate, imports, and economic growth in Ghana: An ARDL approach

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Article: 2185343 | Received 12 Dec 2022, Accepted 23 Feb 2023, Published online: 27 Mar 2023

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