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Ugandan oil - a blessing or a curse? (Policy Brief)

Policy brief 1 May 2013 Energy

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  • Fiscal Strategy Incorporating Oil

Authors

John Hassler

Professor of Economics, Stockholm University

Per Krusell

Professor of Economics, University of Stockholm

Abdulaziz Behiru Shifa

PhD Student, University of Stockholm

Daniel Spiro

Assistant Professor of Economics, University of Oslo
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