Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine the interactive role of human capital development (HCD) in foreign aid-growth relations in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa countries from 1985–2019. Design/methodology/approach: The study used panel data that cut across all countries in South...

Purpose: This study aims to unify phenomena in academic and grey literature into a theory of marine spatial disappropriation based on geopolitical relationships. It is argued that conflict over marine space arises as a result of top-down sovereign control of marine resources, and that the...

Purpose: This paper aims to investigate the wage gap between temporary and permanent workers in Pakistan and Cambodia. Design/methodology/approach: Quantile regression estimator is likely to be the most relevant to the sample. Findings: The estimates indicate the presence of a temporary...

Purpose: As economies with high economic complexity and productive capabilities may easily adapt their productive structure due to product differentiation and innovation, the central variable of competitiveness for these countries is the product quality, not price. On the other hand, the price...

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to provide an empirical analysis of the impact of external debt on total factor productivity (TFP) and growth along with the TFP channel through which external debt affects the growth of heavily indebted poor countries (HIPCs). Design/methodology/approach:...

Purpose: Human-induced changes in climate have affected the environment to the extent that any more economic development at the cost of the environment will be too costly. Thus, sustainable development options posing no additional harm to the environment are the only viable option. This study...

Purpose: This paper aims to investigate the nexus between economic institutions (EI) and unemployment in sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries. Specifically, the paper examines the impact of aggregate EI and ten different components of institutions on total, male and female unemployment in SSA....

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to find the relationship between local direct elections and the change in social spending, controlling for GDP per capita, revenues and wide-range socio-welfare indicators at the regional level. Design/methodology/approach: This research uses a model of...

Purpose: This study aims to empirically analyze the factors influencing digital financial inclusion in China. Design/methodology/approach: Using panel data from 31 provinces in China for the years 2011-2018, the study constructed spatial econometric models for regression analysis at the...

Purpose: This study aims to examine the impact of zakat on the economic growth for a sample of Muslim countries. As a matter of fact, Zakat is a religious tax on wealth paid annually to specified recipients. As it leads to income redistribution and increases the aggregate demand, zakat can be a...