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Owan VJ, Ndibe VC, Anyanwu CC. Diversification and Economic Growth in Nigeria (1981–2016): An Econometric Approach Based on Ordinary Least Squares (OLS). EUR J SUSTAIN DEV RE. 2020;4(4):em0131. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejosdr/8285

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Owan, V. J., Ndibe, V. C., & Anyanwu, C. C. (2020). Diversification and Economic Growth in Nigeria (1981–2016): An Econometric Approach Based on Ordinary Least Squares (OLS). European Journal of Sustainable Development Research, 4(4), em0131. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejosdr/8285

AMA

Owan VJ, Ndibe VC, Anyanwu CC. Diversification and Economic Growth in Nigeria (1981–2016): An Econometric Approach Based on Ordinary Least Squares (OLS). EUR J SUSTAIN DEV RE. 2020;4(4), em0131. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejosdr/8285

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Owan, Valentine Joseph, Victor Chijioke Ndibe, and Chidera Catherine Anyanwu. "Diversification and Economic Growth in Nigeria (1981–2016): An Econometric Approach Based on Ordinary Least Squares (OLS)". European Journal of Sustainable Development Research 2020 4 no. 4 (2020): em0131. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejosdr/8285

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Owan, V. J., Ndibe, V. C., and Anyanwu, C. C. (2020). Diversification and Economic Growth in Nigeria (1981–2016): An Econometric Approach Based on Ordinary Least Squares (OLS). European Journal of Sustainable Development Research, 4(4), em0131. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejosdr/8285

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Owan, Valentine Joseph et al. "Diversification and Economic Growth in Nigeria (1981–2016): An Econometric Approach Based on Ordinary Least Squares (OLS)". European Journal of Sustainable Development Research, vol. 4, no. 4, 2020, em0131. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejosdr/8285