Examining the external-factors-led growth hypothesis for the South African economy

Reducing unemployment rate and achieving a sustainable economic growth underscore the Sustainable Development Goal 8. Our study investigates a new model that specifies the external-factors-led growth hypothesis for the South African economy. The independent variables include trade openness, external...

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Main Authors: Udi Joshua, Festus Fatai Adedoyin, Samuel Asumadu Sarkodie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-05-01
Series:Heliyon
Subjects:
FDI
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844020308537