International Journal of Development Issues: Volume 21 Issue 3

Estimating the returns to education in a chronically depressed labour market: the case of Kosovo

Ardiana Gashi, Nicholas J. Adnett

This paper aims to investigate whether the conventional approach to estimating the private and social rates of return to education generates reliable findings when used in…

Impact of the ATC on the performance and productivity of Indian apparel manufacturing

Dhwani Gambhir

This paper aims to study the productivity growth in the Indian apparel industry in aggregate over the period 1995–2015 and compare the performance of the Indian apparel industry…

Fiscal sustainability in highly indebted countries: evidence from Jamaica

Christine Clarke, Patrice Whitely, Travis Reid

This study aims to explore the sustainability of Jamaica’s public debt over a highly volatile period of time.

Economic complexity and entrepreneurship: insights from Africa

Folorunsho M. Ajide

Economic complexity reflects the nature of knowledge accumulated and technological capability of a nation. This study aims to evaluate the impact of economic complexity on…

Revisiting the effects of natural resources on income inequality in Sub-Saharan Africa

Désiré Avom, Nesta Ntsame Ovono, Emmanuel Ongo Nkoa

This study aims to analyze the effects of natural resource rents on income inequality.

Effect of economic complexity on services export diversification: do foreign direct investment inflows matter?

Sena Kimm Gnangnon

The purpose of this study is to explore the effect of economic complexity on services export diversification. This study has been built on two arguments. The first one draws from…

A new multidimensional approach to measuring the middle class dynamics: evidence from Morocco

Fouzia Daoudim, Fatima Bakass

This paper aims to propose a dynamic multidimensional approach to identify the middle class and then to reliably study the structural changes that have marked it in terms of…

Do remittances matter for health outcomes in developing countries? Fresh evidence from a panel vector autoregressive (PVAR) model

Ronald Djeunankan, Honoré Tekam

This study aims to contribute to the growing literature on the effects of remittances and the determinants of health outcomes by analysing for the first time the effect of…