Growth theory has traditionally assumed the existence of an aggregate production function,
whose existence and properties are closely tied to the assumption of optimal resource …

The SDGs mark the clearest global acceptance yet that the previous approach to
development was unsustainable. In VET, UNESCO has responded by developing a clear …

In 2012, IJED published a special issue on vocational education and training and
development that reflected the sense of being at a potential turning point for policy, practice …

This paper examines the impact of pre-school malnutrition on subsequent human capital
formation in rural Zimbabwe using a maternal fixed effects—instrumental variables (MFE-IV) …

Standard models of investment predict that credit-constrained firms should grow rapidly
when given additional capital, and that how this capital is provided should not affect …

Africa has had slow growth and a massive exodus of capital. In many respects it has been
the most capital-hostile region. We review and interpret the aggregate-level and …

This paper argues that the relation between temptations and the level of consumption plays
a key role in explaining the observed behaviors of the poor. Temptation goods are defined to …

In a sample of manufacturing firms from nine sub-Saharan African countries, large firms are
found to be extremely important. As in more developed economies, they achieve higher …

We examine the causal impact of the 2002–2007 civil conflict in Côte d'Ivoire on children's
health using household surveys collected before, during, and after the conflict, and …

Recent theoretical literature in development economics has shown that nonconvex
production technologies can result in low-growth poverty traps. This article uses detailed …