Journal of
Economics and International Finance

  • Abbreviation: J. Econ. Int. Finance
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2006-9812
  • DOI: 10.5897/JEIF
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 363

Full Length Research Paper

Bounds testing approach to cointegration: An examination of the impact of foreign direct investment and trade on growth in Saudi Arabia, 1970-2010

Hatim Ameer Mahran
  • Hatim Ameer Mahran
  • Department of Economics, Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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Khalid A. Al Meshall
  • Khalid A. Al Meshall
  • Department of Economics, University of Gezira, Sudan.
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  •  Received: 27 August 2014
  •  Accepted: 07 November 2014
  •  Published: 30 November 2014

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