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Crisis in LAC : Infrastructure Investment and the Potential for Employment Generation

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  • Laura Tuck
  • Jordan Schwartz
  • Luis Andres

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  • Laura Tuck & Jordan Schwartz & Luis Andres, 2009. "Crisis in LAC : Infrastructure Investment and the Potential for Employment Generation," World Bank Publications - Reports 10986, The World Bank Group.
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    3. Hong, Cheng-Yih & Li, Jian-Fa, 2015. "On measuring the effects of fiscal policy in global financial crisis: Evidences from an export-oriented island economy," Economic Modelling, Elsevier, vol. 46(C), pages 412-415.

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