In order for Jamaica to transition from a Developing Country to a Developed Country it will be highly necessary to a Knowledge based society, the inability to seriously overcome this challenge will mean Jamaica will be in transition to a developed country for an infinite number of years.

In order for Jamaica to transition from a Developing Country to a Developed Country it will be highly necessary to a Knowledge based society, the inability to seriously overcome this challenge will mean Jamaica will be in transition to a developed country for an infinite number of years.

Calculated under the framework of economic-profit counting, the productivity of microcredit in Bangladesh is found very low. In this survey about 48% of the borrowers had to compromise their normal wages for self-employed labor to be able to pay the high interest for the credit. Similarly its...

This paper examines the extent to which aid disbursement delays could be used as an indicator of the aid unpredictability and absorptive capacity in recipient countries. Since many recipient countries are dependent on aid, disbursement delays might matter for its effectiveness. The emphasis is...

Using household economic survey data for the years 2005-06 and 2007-08, we examine the economic, demographic and geographical characteristics of remittance receiving households in Pakistan. We find that altruism is the most likely motive behind the remittances sent back by Pakistanis living...

In this note we offer a simplification of Mesnard (2001) who extended Banerjee and Newman (1993) for migration. In doing so, we obtain a simple model of occupational choice, inequality and growth, where liquidity constraints determine not only access to entrepreneurship but also access to...

Using threshold regression techniques developed by Caner and Hansen(2004),this paper examines whether the effect of foreign direct investment (FDI) on economic growth is dependent upon different absorptive capacities. There are three absorptive capacities, namely, initial GDP, human capital and...

Using threshold regression techniques developed by Caner and Hansen(2004),this paper examines whether the effect of foreign direct investment (FDI) on economic growth is dependent upon different absorptive capacities. There are three absorptive capacities, namely, initial GDP, human capital and...

In this note we offer a simplification of Mesnard (2001) who extended Banerjee and Newman (1993) for migration. In doing so, we obtain a simple model of occupational choice, inequality and growth, where liquidity constraints determine not only access to entrepreneurship but also access to...

The present study attempts to identify the factors that motivate participation of real stakeholders in the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Programme (MGNREGP) in India. The study used primary data collected through personal interview schedule from the households of the tribal...