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This paper uses simple regression analysis for a time series data between 1981 and 2000 to assess the relationship between FDI and economic growth in Ghana. The general thought of the paper is that FDI does not result in or indicate a robust positive influence on economic growth for the period under consideration: 1981-2000


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