Oil and Growth in the Republic of Congo /

This paper investigates the linkages between oil and growth in Congo, where there appears to be no evidence of direct spillover effects. The empirical results suggest however that political instability has a negative effect on non-oil growth, and that the presence of oil could have fueled political...

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Yazar: Ghura, Dhaneshwar
Diğer Yazarlar: Bhattacharya, Rina
Materyal Türü: Dergi
Dil:English
Baskı/Yayın Bilgisi: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2006.
Seri Bilgileri:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2006/185
Online Erişim:Full text available on IMF
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