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DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS

Effect of external debt on economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa: System GMM estimation

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Article: 2256197 | Received 16 Jun 2023, Accepted 30 Aug 2023, Published online: 06 Sep 2023

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