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- Mr. Emre Alper & Mr. Benedict J. Clements & Mr. Niko A Hobdari & Rafel Moyà Porcel, 2019. "Do Interest Rate Controls Work? Evidence from Kenya," IMF Working Papers 2019/119, International Monetary Fund.
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