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Public debt and inequality in Sub-Saharan Africa: the case of EMCCA and WAEMU countries

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  • Mihai MUTASCU
  • Nicolae-Bogdan IANC
  • ALBERT LESSOUA

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  • Mihai MUTASCU & Nicolae-Bogdan IANC & ALBERT LESSOUA, 2021. "Public debt and inequality in Sub-Saharan Africa: the case of EMCCA and WAEMU countries," LEO Working Papers / DR LEO 2909, Orleans Economics Laboratory / Laboratoire d'Economie d'Orleans (LEO), University of Orleans.
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