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

The impact of import substitution policy on trade and exchange rate: An empirical analysis from Ghana

Agyapong Joseph
  • Agyapong Joseph
  • Faculty of Economics, FernUniversität in Hagen, Germany.
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Anyars Suleman Ibrahim
  • Anyars Suleman Ibrahim
  • Department of Economics, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana.
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  •  Received: 01 June 2022
  •  Accepted: 01 August 2022
  •  Published: 31 August 2022

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