Journal of Economics and Development , Open Access

Is internal migration a way to cope with weather extremes? Evidence from Egypt

Mohamed Arouri, Adel Ben-Youssef, Cuong Viet Nguyen

In this study, the authors examine the push and pull effects of extreme weather events on migration among governorates in Egypt.

Institutional quality and economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa: a panel data approach

Mohammed Seid Hussen

The main purpose of this study is to examine the impact of different dimensions of institutional quality indices on the economic growth of Sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries.

On the welfare effect of retail electricity subsidy in Vietnam

Lam Do, Thai-Ha Le

This research investigates how subsidy programs in Vietnam's residential electricity market affect consumers' well-being.

Does a farmer's knowledge of minimum support price (MSP) affect the farm-gate price? Evidence from India

Aditya Korekallu Srinivasa, K.V. Praveen, Subash Surendran Padmaja, M.L. Nithyashree, Girish K. Jha

This paper examines whether farmers' knowledge of the minimum support prices (MSPs) affects farm-gate prices. MSP is the minimum guaranteed price for agricultural commodities…

Basic income in Australia: an exploration

Son Nghiem, Xuan-Binh (Benjamin) Vu

Basic income (BI) is predicted to be the major economic intervention in response to raising income inequality and accelerating technological progress. Financing is often the first…

Happiness and pro-environmental consumption behaviors

Hung Vu Nguyen, Mai Thi Thu Le, Chuong Hong Pham, Susie S. Cox

This paper employs the theoretical foundations for subjective well-being to examine the impacts of two underlying dimensions of subjective well-being (psychological well-being and…

The impact of trust on intellectual property right protection: a cross-national study

Thuy Thi Nguyen, Tien Hanh Duong, My Tran Thanh Dinh, Tram Ho Ha Pham, Thu Mai Anh Truong

This study aims to empirically investigate how difference in social trust explains the heterogeneity of intellectual property right (IPR) protection (proxied by software piracy…