Acemoglu Meets Lucas: Institutions, Human Capital and Economic Growth
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Business Administration
سال: 2020
ISSN: 1923-4015,1923-4007
DOI: 10.5430/ijba.v11n4p98