{"title":"Adding insult to injury: Living in a remote location increases the burden of gift expenses among the rural poor in China","authors":"Yongmin Luo, Shenqi Ding, Qiyuan Li, Min Gao","doi":"10.1002/jid.3906","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jid.3906","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Based on data from the China Labor-force Dynamics Survey (CLDS), our study examines how geographical remoteness impacts farmers' gift expense burden. Farmers' gift expense burden increases significantly as the distance from the village to the county-level city increases. Two key mechanisms for more remote rural areas exacerbate farmers' gift expense burden: stronger reliance on neighbours and relatives for assistance and more concentrated authority among local officials. Our research offers new perspectives on disparities in gift expense burden among farmers in developing countries and suggests viable avenues to alleviate their financial strain.</p>","PeriodicalId":47986,"journal":{"name":"Journal of International Development","volume":"36 5","pages":"2229-2251"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-04-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140710552","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The role of financial constraints in firm transition—Evidence from Indian manufacturing","authors":"Golam Rabbani, S N Rajesh Raj","doi":"10.1002/jid.3898","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jid.3898","url":null,"abstract":"<p>In developing countries' manufacturing, the prevalence of small firms poses a conundrum, as few successfully transition to larger categories. Scholarly attention to the reasons behind this limited upward mobility remains scarce. This study, focusing on Indian manufacturing, explores the role of limited financial access as a significant obstacle hindering small firms' transition. Analysing data spanning 2001–2016, encompassing both formal and informal firms, we find robust evidence that access to finance is crucial for small firm transition in Indian manufacturing. The findings are robust to alternate specifications and methods, and also to concerns arising from reverse causality.</p>","PeriodicalId":47986,"journal":{"name":"Journal of International Development","volume":"36 4","pages":"2193-2228"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-04-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140723418","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Convergence analysis of artificial intelligence research capacity: Are the less developed catching up with the developed ones?","authors":"Saima Javed, Yu Rong, Babar Nawaz Abbasi","doi":"10.1002/jid.3901","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jid.3901","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This study examines whether less developed countries are catching up with developed ones using the log <i>t</i> convergence technique (LCT) and the dynamic spatial ordered probit (DSOP) model. The findings revealed that first, there is no overall convergence in AI research capacity. Second, club clustering analysis showed convergence in four of the five groups of countries on AI research output and in three of the four groups on AI patent grants. Third, the countries are experiencing a slow divergence process in AI research capacity. Fourth, the region, income group and cluster of the countries are influencing the convergence process.</p>","PeriodicalId":47986,"journal":{"name":"Journal of International Development","volume":"36 4","pages":"2172-2192"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-04-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140734136","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Caitriona Dowd, Samuel S. Polzin, Kelsey Gleason, Rebecca Yang, Pranay Narang, Ronak Patel
{"title":"Conflict's impacts on food systems: Mapping available evidence of interactions","authors":"Caitriona Dowd, Samuel S. Polzin, Kelsey Gleason, Rebecca Yang, Pranay Narang, Ronak Patel","doi":"10.1002/jid.3899","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jid.3899","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This scoping study maps the conflict and food systems nexus to identify broad themes, specific components and remaining gaps in research. Applying systems thinking and network analysis, the analysis points to three trends. First, studies are heavily focused on production, with relatively less attention to aspects including transport, trade and household utilisation. Second, geographically, food systems within Africa and at country-level are well-represented in existing research, at the expense of other regions and scales. Third, specific modalities of violence are often omitted, and we observe a tendency to aggregate discrete forms of insecurity. The study has implications for scholars and practitioners seeking to better understand and respond to conflict's impacts on food systems and suggests avenues for further research.</p>","PeriodicalId":47986,"journal":{"name":"Journal of International Development","volume":"36 4","pages":"2152-2171"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-04-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/jid.3899","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140743389","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Christian P. Schneider, Edeltraud Guenther, Dominik Möst
{"title":"International technology transfer to Africa in light of the SDGs: What do we know about the barriers?","authors":"Christian P. Schneider, Edeltraud Guenther, Dominik Möst","doi":"10.1002/jid.3900","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/jid.3900","url":null,"abstract":"<p>International technology transfer (ITT) is commonly seen as an essential way to bridge the gap between highly advanced industrialised nations and developing countries. This gap is particularly pronounced with a view of African states. These generally have a limited capacity to cope with the effects of climate change. Therefore, foreign innovations must be successfully adopted to realities on the continent to mitigate the effects. This has sparked a growing academic interest in this topic in recent years, leading to many aspects being covered in the literature. This paper takes stock of the current state of the art, thereby asking the question: What do we know about the problems regarding international technology transfer to Africa? Employing a reproducible, transparent and clear systematic review, 73 relevant texts are identified. The barriers to more (successful) international technology transfer that these publications identify are discussed. As this review clarifies, many aspects are known, but specifics around governance aspects and institutional set-ups are primarily bypassed in the discussion.</p>","PeriodicalId":47986,"journal":{"name":"Journal of International Development","volume":"36 4","pages":"2129-2151"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/jid.3900","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140949317","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Bhushan Praveen Jangam, Hari Venkatesh, Aviral Kumar Tiwari
{"title":"Global value chains and economic growth: A study of resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic","authors":"Bhushan Praveen Jangam, Hari Venkatesh, Aviral Kumar Tiwari","doi":"10.1002/jid.3895","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/jid.3895","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This research examines the impact of trade related to global value chains (GVCs) and the COVID-19 pandemic on economic growth. To achieve this, we analyse a panel of 60 countries spanning from 2007 to 2021. Various models are estimated using the system generalized method of moments technique. The primary findings are as follows: Firstly, GVC trade is identified as a positive and beneficial factor influencing economic growth. Secondly, the interaction between COVID and GVCs reveals that GVCs continue to have a positive impact on economic growth even during the pandemic. Lastly, consistent and comparable results are observed across different GVC components, sectors and country groups. These outcomes provide valuable insights for policymakers, emphasizing the importance of GVC trade in fostering economic growth.</p>","PeriodicalId":47986,"journal":{"name":"Journal of International Development","volume":"36 4","pages":"2096-2128"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-03-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140949320","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Richard Agbanyo, Godwin Musah, James Ntiamoah Doku, Joseph Quarshie, Nyuregbee Yahbewobr Dery
{"title":"Perceived political corruption and tax compliance intentions among private enterprises in emerging economies: The roles of tax morale and tax tolerance in Ghana","authors":"Richard Agbanyo, Godwin Musah, James Ntiamoah Doku, Joseph Quarshie, Nyuregbee Yahbewobr Dery","doi":"10.1002/jid.3894","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jid.3894","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Corruption has been identified as a major debilitating factor in tax revenue generation, especially in developing countries. This study examines the effects of perceived political corruption on tax compliance intention and investigates the mediating roles of tax morale and tax tolerance among private businesses in Ghana. Data were collected with a questionnaire from 1133 private firms randomly sampled in the Greater Accra Region. Estimation was done using structural equation modelling with maximum likelihood estimation techniques. The study finds that perceived political corruption diminishes tax morale, tolerance and compliance intentions. Moreover, tax tolerance and tax morale enhance compliance intentions. Again, tax morale and tax tolerance partially mediate the relationship between perceived political corruption and tax compliance intention, reducing corruption's negative effects on intentions to comply with tax obligations. Finally, these tax compliance behaviours vary with education, age of business, sectors and firm size. The government of Ghana needs to focus on voluntary tax compliance by convincingly fighting corruption, especially by tightening fiscal loopholes.</p>","PeriodicalId":47986,"journal":{"name":"Journal of International Development","volume":"36 4","pages":"2063-2095"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-03-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140222299","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Armande Mahabi Nabami, Anaëlle Petre, Roy Mersland
{"title":"Impact of climate change training intervention in savings groups","authors":"Armande Mahabi Nabami, Anaëlle Petre, Roy Mersland","doi":"10.1002/jid.3896","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jid.3896","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This paper investigates the impact of integrating climate change interventions in informal community-based institutions called savings groups. By integrating climate-related activities into these groups, the aim is to simultaneously strengthen the group's financial activities as well as improve knowledge and investment capacity in climate adaptation. We find that the introduction of the training increases meeting attendance rate and average loan sizes, suggesting that members can access larger sums for investment to implement the knowledge acquired during the training. We provide evidence that there are opportunities for economies of scope and for a larger positive impact on the livelihoods of the populations at the bottom of the pyramid by combining financial services offered in the savings groups and climate-related interventions.</p>","PeriodicalId":47986,"journal":{"name":"Journal of International Development","volume":"36 4","pages":"2047-2062"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-03-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/jid.3896","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140237694","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Flush toilet use and its impact on health and non-health expenditures","authors":"Junpeng Li, Puneet Vatsa, Wanglin Ma","doi":"10.1002/jid.3889","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jid.3889","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This study analysed the effects of flush toilet use on health and non-health expenditures incurred by rural Chinese. The instrumental-variable-based Tobit and endogenous treatment regression models were used to analyse the 2016 China Labour Force Dynamics Survey data while addressing the selection bias inherent in flush toilet use. The results showed that by improving rural residents' physical and mental health, flush toilet use reduced per capita health expenditure while increasing non-health expenditure. Furthermore, using flush toilets had positive spillover effects, reducing the health expenditures of even those who did not use them. Factors affecting flush toilet use were also analysed.</p>","PeriodicalId":47986,"journal":{"name":"Journal of International Development","volume":"36 4","pages":"2022-2046"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-03-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/jid.3889","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140255124","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jacqueline George Kajembe, Göran Bostedt, Yonika M. Ngaga, Jumanne M. Abdallah
{"title":"Following in the footsteps of the successful spice farmers: Determinants of spice income in Tanzania","authors":"Jacqueline George Kajembe, Göran Bostedt, Yonika M. Ngaga, Jumanne M. Abdallah","doi":"10.1002/jid.3892","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jid.3892","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Factors influencing spice income in Tanzania are assessed, exploring household effects of spice diversification, socio-economic and land characteristics on spice income. Spice diversification, household size, age and gender of the household head, non-spice crops and off-farm activities are factors influencing spice income. Results indicate that successful farmers can negotiate higher prices for most spices. This suggests that policymakers should encourage farmers to diversify production and supplement their income with non-spice crops. Promoting cooperation among farmers, improving marketing infrastructure and implementing education programs could equip farmers with the necessary knowledge and skills to negotiate prices and reduce income differences among farmers.</p>","PeriodicalId":47986,"journal":{"name":"Journal of International Development","volume":"36 4","pages":"2005-2021"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140422441","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}