Remittances And Health Outcomes In Sub-Saharan African Countries: Understanding The Role Of Financial Development And Institutional Quality
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remittances; health sustainability; financial development; institutions; SSA;All these keywords.
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- F22 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business - - - International Migration
- I15 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health and Economic Development
- O5 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economywide Country Studies
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