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Financial Economics

Fiscal decentralization and macroeconomics stability nexus: Evidence from the Sub-national governments context of Ethiopia

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Article: 2244353 | Received 03 Dec 2022, Accepted 31 Jul 2023, Published online: 09 Aug 2023

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