Journal of Economic Development

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Economic Development (JED) promotes and encourages research that aims at economic development and growth by publishing papers of great scholarly merit on a wide range of topics and employing a wide range of approaches.

JED welcomes both theoretical and empirical papers in the fields of economic development, economic growth, international trade and finance, labor economics, IO, social choice, and political economics.

JED also invites the economic analysis on the experiences of economic development in various dimensions from all the countries of the globe.

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Economics, Econometrics and Finance, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• FDI, GROWTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT: EVIDENCE FROM INDIA ON CO2 EMISSION DURING THE LAST TWO DECADES

  Citation: 239

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• THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN GOOD GOVERNANCE AND CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS: EVIDENCE FROM DEVELOPING ECONOMIES

  Citation: 161

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• ANOTHER LOOK AT THE DETERMINANTS OF FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT IN MENA COUNTRIES: AN EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATION

  Citation: 105

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• EDUCATION, HEALTH AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN AFRICAN COUNTRIES

  Citation: 92

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• FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND INCOME INEQUALITY IN PAKISTAN: AN APPLICATION OF ARDL APPROACH

  Citation: 71

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• ON THE ECONOMIC EFFECTS OF PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT: A SURVEY OF THE INTERNATIONAL EVIDENCE

  Citation: 68

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• THE ROLE OF FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT ON INCOME INEQUALITY IN MALAYSIA

  Citation: 53

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• NATURAL RESOURCE ABUNDANCE, HUMAN CAPITAL AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN THE PETROLEUM EXPORTING COUNTRIES

  Citation: 51

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• THE IMPACT OF DEMOCRACY AND CORRUPTION ON THE DEBT-GROWTH RELATIONSHIP IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

  Citation: 47

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• DOMESTIC INVESTMENT AND FDI IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: THE MISSING LINK

  Citation: 46

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