International Journal of Development Issues: Volume 22 Issue 1

Testing Okun’s law at sectoral level: evidence from Nigeria

Isiaka Akande Raifu

Researchers have long been interested in testing the validity of Okun’s law due to its macroeconomic policy implications. However, most of the studies have focused on testing the…

Do the knowledge economy increase inequality? Reassessment of the impact of the Kuznets curve on income inequality in OECD

Kei Toyozawa, Tomoko Kinugasa, Yoichi Matsubayashi

This study aims to focus on the influence of industrial structure changes, which is the fundamental idea of the Kuznets hypothesis, especially the service–knowledge structural…

Foreign direct investment and domestic entrepreneurship: insights from Asia

Tien Dung Luu

This paper aims to assess the relationships between foreign direct investment (FDI) and domestic entrepreneurship (DE) with the moderating role of formal institutions (FI) and…

Conditional cash transfer and early marriage: a case study of Mataram City, West Nusa Tenggara

Romi Bhakti Hartarto, Wahyu Tri Wibowo

This study aims to understand whether the implementation of Indonesian conditional cash transfer (CCT), namely, Family Hope Program (FHP), holds the potential for influencing…

The nexus between households’ indebtedness and consumption: the role of gender, geographical area and income groups

Zun Yuan Wong, Suhal Kusairi, Zairihan Abdul Halim

The persistent increase in household indebtedness is an alarming issue that is becoming a major concern for economists and governments in developing nations. Although household…

Trade misinvoicing and domestic resource mobilization in Nigeria

Joshua Adeyemi Afolabi

Mobilizing domestic resources has been a daunting task for the Nigerian government given its growing fiscal responsibilities and the limited domestic resources at its disposal…

The economics of Pope Francis: the promise of markets and the poverty of intervention

Hannah Mead Kling, Julia R. Norgaard, Nikolai G. Wenzel

This paper aims to study Catholic Social Theory (CST) and its implications for economic development. From the early days of CST through the papacy of Benedict XVI, the Church has…

Public investment efficiency in WAEMU zone: do financing sources matter?

Moulaye Bamba, Juste Somé

This paper aims to assess the efficiency of public investment in West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) countries at both the global and sectoral level over the…