Journal of Economic Studies: Volume 35 Issue 4

Human capital, poverty, and income distribution in developing countries

Minh Quang Dao

This paper aims to examine the impact of the components of human capital on the extent of poverty and income distribution in developing countries.

Determinants of capital flows to developing countries: a structural VAR analysis

Glauco De Vita, Khine S. Kyaw

The aim of the study is to investigate the relative significance of the determinants of disaggregated capital flows (foreign direct investment and portfolio flows) to five…

Donating behavior: if time is money, which to give? A preliminary analysis

Femida Handy, Eliakim Katz

There appears to be a puzzle associated with the observation that individuals both donate and volunteer to charity. If the purpose of a giving individual is to maximize the effect…

Inequality and size of government: evidence from Brazilian states

Enlinson Mattos, Fabiana Rocha

This paper seeks to investigate the role of income‐inequality on the size of local government.

Public investment in basic education and economic growth

Vladimir Kuhl Teles, Joaquim Andrade

The main purpose of this paper is to visualize the relation between government spending on basic education and the human capital accumulation process, observing the impacts of…