International Journal of Development Issues: Volume 19 Issue 3

Poverty trap in Mexico, 1992-2016

Eduardo Loría

The paper aims to prove that between 1992 and 2016, people in poverty as a proportion of the total population has not been reduced. In particular, food poverty (FP) represented an…

Can globalisation promote female labour force participation?

Harpal Sangha, Robert Riegler

This study aims to analyse whether globalisation, i.e. informational and economic globalisation, promoted or impeded female labour force participation (FLFP) in South Asia.

Human capital threshold, foreign direct investment and economic growth: evidence from sub-Saharan Africa

Friday Osemenshan Anetor

The purpose of this study is to analyze the mediating effect of human capital in foreign direct investment (FDI) and growth nexus and establish the threshold of human capital in…

Financial development and self-employment

Papar Kananurak, Aeggarchat Sirisankanan

There are several different factors that can influence self-employment. However, there is little evidence stemming from direct examination of the impact of financial development…

Distributional analysis of rural-urban household healthcare expenditure differentials in developing countries: evidence from Ghana

Samuel Ampaw, Edward Nketiah-Amponsah, Frank Agyire-Tettey, Bernardin Senadza

Equity in access to and use of healthcare resources is a global development agenda. Policymakers’ knowledge of the sources of differences in household healthcare spending is…

The impacts of World Bank education programs in alleviating Middle East economies within Syrian refugee crisis

Nessrin Shaya, Rabih Shayya

This study aims to investigate the World Bank achievements in reinforcing Middle Eastern economies in the light of the Syrian refugees’ crisis. It aims to analyze the influence of…

Does precarious employment ruin youth health and marriage? Evidence from Egypt using longitudinal data

Mesbah Fathy Sharaf, Ahmed Shoukry Rashad

This study aims to analyze whether precarious employment is associated with youth mental health, self-rated health and happiness in marriage and whether this association differs…