working paper

Toward an understanding of economic growth in Africa

A re-interpretation of the Lewis Model
by Xinshen Diao and
Margaret S. McMillan
nber working paper | 2015
DOI : http://www.nber.org/papers/w21018
Citation
Diao, Xinshen; and McMillan, Margaret S. 2015. Toward an understanding of economic growth in Africa: A re-interpretation of the Lewis Model. NBER Working Paper 21018. Cambridge, MA: National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). http://www.nber.org/papers/w21018

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