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Benchmarking the Determinants of Economic Growth in Latin America and the Caribbean

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  • Jorge Thompson Araujo
  • Markus Brueckner
  • Mateo Clavijo
  • Ekaterina Vostroknutova
  • Konstantin M. Wacker

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  • Jorge Thompson Araujo & Markus Brueckner & Mateo Clavijo & Ekaterina Vostroknutova & Konstantin M. Wacker, 2014. "Benchmarking the Determinants of Economic Growth in Latin America and the Caribbean," World Bank Publications - Reports 21318, The World Bank Group.
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