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: 364

Full Length Research Paper

The determinants of public debt in the Gambia: Estimates using the autoregressive redistributed lag (ARDL) bound cointegration technique

Saikouna Jarju
  • Saikouna Jarju
  • Department of Economics and Finance, School of Business and Public Administration, University of the Gambia, Gambia.
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Matarr Njie
  • Matarr Njie
  • Department of Economics and Finance, School of Business and Public Administration, University of the Gambia, Gambia.
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  •  Received: 19 February 2023
  •  Accepted: 05 May 2023
  •  Published: 31 May 2023

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