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THE IMPACT OF TRADE ON POVERTY: ECONOMIC GROWTH –UNEMPLOYMENT LINKAGE
By:
Taleb Awad-Warrad
WTO-Chair Holder
Prof. of Economics
University of Jordan
WTO/WORLD BANK TRADE & POVERTY FORUM Geneva, Switzerland, 26 May 2016
UNIVERSITE D’ABOMEY-CALAVI
CHAIRE OMC-COMMERCE INTERNATIONAL
ET DEVELOPPEMENT INCLUSIF
LIBERALISATION COMMERCIALE ET PAUVRETE: Vérification
Empirique à Partir de Données d’Enquête Au Bénin
Fulbert AMOUSSOUGA GERO
Titulaire de la Chaire OMC-CIDI de…
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